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A planned test of a Minuteman III missile was aborted before the missile left Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Wednesday, the U.S. Air Force said.

2021-05-05 22:06:05 GMT2021-05-06 06:06:05(Beijing Time) Xinhua English WASHINGTON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday that it aborted a test launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) before the launch, adding the cause was under investigation. "An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, experienced a ground abort prior to launch," Air Force Global Strike Command said in a release. The release said the cause of the ground abort was under investigation, and the command "is a...

By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully May 3, 2021 | 9:04 p.m. An operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III missile has been scheduled for early Wednesday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, marking the second for the weapon system in 2021. Liftoff of the three-stage weapon with a mock warhead will occur between 12:15 and 6:15 a.m. from an underground silo on the northern section of the base.  While missile test-launches have six hours set aside, the team typically aims for departure shortly after the launch window opens. However, unfavorable weather or t...

By Master Sgt. Louis Vega, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs / Published April 29, 2021 U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Pereda, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, poses for a photo during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 20, 2021. Pereda has been involved in the last two BTF deployments back-to-back. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovante Johnson) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Pereda, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, poses for a photo during a Bomber Task Fo...

by Tyler Durden Saturday, Apr 24, 2021 - 10:35 AM All 57 Rockwell B-1 Lancer supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bombers were grounded this week after a fuel filter leak was discovered on one bomber.  On April 8, B-1 Lancer serial number 86-0104 experienced a malfunction of its augmenter fuel pump filter housing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. This prompted the Air Force to ground all of the bombers for inspections.  Fuel issues for the B-1 were first reported Thursday by The War Zone. The immediate inspection of 86-0104 on April 8 revealed a massive hole in the filter housing...