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Share Credit: Steve Trimble/AWST The U.S. Air Force said on May 5 that it halted a scheduled test launch of an unarmed Boeing LGM-30 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg AFB, California. The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is considering rescheduling options for the test launch. The cause of the... Subscription Required USAF Scrubs Unarmed ICBM Test Launch is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership. Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aeros...

US Air Force aborts the planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile for unexplained reasons rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell) © US Air Force An unarmed Minuteman III ICBM during a test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, August 2, 2017. US Air Force The US Air Force had to abort a planned test launch of one of its Minuteman III ICBMs. The service said a "ground abort" was experienced prior to launch but didn't go into specifics. The abort comes amid a debate about the nuclear modernization and the future of the ICBM force. The launch was scheduled for...

U.S. Aborts Minuteman III ICBM Missile Test Launch Our Bureau 1467 A test launch of United States’ Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of carrying multiple self-guided nuclear warheads, scheduled for Wednesday, was aborted just prior to launch, the US Air Force's Global Strike Command said. "The cause of the ground abort is being investigated and Air force Global Strike Command is assessing the potential to reschedule the launch,” a statement from the Command said. The missile was scheduled to launch at 00:15 on Thursday, US West Coast time from a silo launc...

Peraton has been awarded a contract to continue supporting the US Air Force’s (USAF) Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.

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...