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US Launches Unarmed Minuteman ICBM in Deferred Test

US Launches Unarmed Minuteman ICBM in Deferred Test

BARKSDALE AFB, La. — A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy crew members launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle from aboard the Airborne Launch Control System at 12:49 a.m. Pacific Time Aug. 16 from Vandenb…
MDA Chief: Mid-course Defense, Guam, Hypersonics Are Lead Issues

MDA Chief: Mid-course Defense, Guam, Hypersonics Are Lead Issues

Last year, the Missile Defense Agency awarded contracts to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to advance development of its next generation interceptor, or NGI program — a key component of its ground-based midcourse defense, or GMD, system. Both companies have said they are on track to deliver fas…
BAE Wins Order for Advanced Seekers for THAAD Missile

BAE Wins Order for Advanced Seekers for THAAD Missile

BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seeker technology for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile. The THAAD seeker provides critical sensing and guidance capabilities that help protect the U.S. and g…
US Air Force Receives First F-35A Intended for Block IV Testing

US Air Force Receives First F-35A Intended for Block IV Testing

EDWARDS AFB, Calif. — The newest F-35A, straight out of the factory, found its new home here at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 1.

The aircraft, Air Force serial number 338, is the first of six F-35s the 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force will receiv…


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