An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:35 a.m, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. ICBM systems require regular testing to verify ...

The tests demonstrated the Minuteman III's continued readiness, the Air Force said, as the next ICBM remains in the works.

The US Air Force is conducting a routine test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The last Minuteman III test was in May. It flew over the Pacific toward a target in the Marshall ...

UPDATE : An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 1:35 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base. An operational test launch of an Air Force ...

The United States test-fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump ordered nuclear weapons tests. The test of the Minuteman III ...

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during a weapons transfer operation near Sydney, Nebraska, February 5, 2025. Credit: Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole/U.S. Air Force Kathryn Bigelow’s ...

HONG KONG and LONDON -- The Chinese military test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific on Wednesday, marking its first known launch of an ICBM in decades, officials said. The ...