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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...

B-21 Stealth Bomber Update: Set to Fly Next Year? The first serial B-21s are expected to begin operations in the mid-2020s. The current target is to have at least one hundred of the B-21 Raiders in service by the early 2030s to replace the aging fleet of Air Force bombers.  It has been a busy month for Air Force Gen. Timothy Ray, the head of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command. He took part in a very special tour, one that involved seeing the progress that is being made on the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider. The aircraft’s first flight could still be a year away, but Gen. Ray made the ...

The Army has made a full-court press for precision missiles, which it says will be desperately needed in the Indo-Pacific theater in the event of a war with China. In addition to the PrSM, the service wants to add the Long Range Hypersonic weapon to its arsenal. It is expected to have a range of several thousand miles. The Army‘s missile strategy has been controversial, even in the Pentagon. Gen. Timothy Ray, commander of the Air Force’s Global Strike Command, has accused the Army of duplicating already existing weapons systems, calling their plan a “stupid idea.” Some analysts questi...

US Army’s Controversial Ground-Based Hypersonic Missile to Have Over 1,700-Mile Range Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/military/202105161082906278-us-armys-controversial-ground-based-hypersonic-missile-to-have-over-1700-mile-range/ The Pentagon has several hypersonic weapons programs currently in development in a bid to close the gap with Russia and China, both of which already have hypersonic missiles deployed. The ultra-fast weapons are capable of evading most methods of detection as well as interception. The US Army has let slip the range of its forthcoming ground-...

Print this article Sailors and marines stand guard in front of Taiwan’s guided-missile frigate at naval base in the northern port of Keelung, Taiwan, on March 8. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited the naval base to honor their dedication to protecting the island amid renewed threats from China, vowing not to allow the loss of ‘any single inch’ of territory. (AP photo) The Army is feeling a little unappreciated these days. America’s biggest armed service, with a force of nearly 1 million active-duty and reserve soldiers, is finding itself in a knives-out race for relev...