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US Air Force may keep Minuteman III nukes operating until 2050: Report

The LGM-35A Sentinel has run into severe cost overruns and schedule delays that could force the Air Force to keep Minuteman IIIs operational years longer.

By Stephen Losey

7 days ago

Air Force test-launches unarmed Minuteman III missile

The Air Force conducts regular tests of its Minuteman III ICBMs, as it looks for ways to bring costs under control for the successor Sentinel missile.

By Stephen Losey

4 months ago

Air Force tests unarmed nuclear missile in pre-dawn video

The Air Force must continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring.

By Stephen Losey

7 months ago

Cocaine or pre-workout? Airman fights drug conviction

An airman's legal team is arguing the drug bust that tanked his military career may have been the result of a questionable workout supplement.

By Hope Hodge Seck

8 months ago

Pentagon keeps commitment to Sentinel nuclear missile as costs balloon

Even a modified version of the Sentinel ICBM will be 81% more expensive than the program's original costs.

By Stephen Losey

15 months ago

Few contaminants found at Vandenberg SFB as cancer study continues

A search for carcinogens at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, found low levels of contamination at two sites.

By Courtney Mabeus-Brown

17 months ago