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The debate on the ICBM fleet just got a whole lot easier By: Patty-Jane Geller   8 hours ago Senior Airman Ryan Page inspects the front of a booster in preparation for a missile roll transfer on April 20, 2021 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Missile handlers follow a step-by-step checklist to ensure the Minuteman III ICBM is able to roll between two vehicles for routine maintenance before it returns to the field. (Airman Elijah Van Zandt/U.S. Air Force) The debate over whether to stick with the half-century-old Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile or replace it with...

Some B-1B Lancers resume flight after safety stand-down By (0) Aircrew members with the 9th Bomb Squadron conduct preflight inspections in a B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas April 19. This aircraft was flown to Tinker AFB, Okla. for structures prototyping evaluation. Photo by David Owsianka/U.S. Air Force May 6 (UPI) -- The first B-1B Lancers resumed flight operations this week following a safety stand-down issued last month, the Air Force announced Thursday. According to the Air Force's press release, individual B-1Bs will return to flight as inspections and maintenance are com...

The B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s new bomber now in development, will have as much in common with its Cold War-era predecessors B-1/B-2/B-52 bombers as the F-35 Lightning II has in common with its World War II-era predecessor P-38 Lightning. For example, the B-21 represents a significant step forward over the 30-year-old B-2 Spirit, as the B-21 is being designed by Northrop Grumman (who also built the B-2) to survive against the most advanced modern air defense systems such as Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile system and China’s J-20 stealth fighter, which entered service in 2017. T...

Air Force begins clearing B-1Bs to fly as safety inspections continue May 6 A transient B-1B bomber from the 7th Bomb Wing out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, sits on the RAF Mildenhall flight line in July 2012. ( 2nd Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Air Force) The Air Force is beginning to return B-1B bombers to the air after grounding the entire fleet last month to investigate a fuel system issue. Some Lancers resumed flight operations Monday, about two weeks after Air Force Global Strike Command ordered the fleet of 57 aircraft to stand down for safety inspections. The service declined to say...

© RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images The Air Force aborted a planned test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile prior to launch Wednesday, the service said. The test had been planned for early Wednesday morning at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, but “experienced a ground abort prior to launch,” Air Force Global Strike Command said in a news release. The news release provided no other details about what happened, saying the “cause of the ground abort is currently under investigation.” ADVERTISEMENT “The Air Force adheres to strict protocols while performing ope...