Air Force 'Safely Terminated' a Nuclear-Capable Missile After Failed Test over Pacific Ocean A test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base went awry "due to an anomaly." The cause of what went wrong with the nuclear...
Air Force Tests Long-Range, Nuclear-Capable Missile Amid Global Tensions The Air Force successfully launched a long-range, nuclear-capable missile during a scheduled test out of California on...
US Pulls Missile Defenses in Saudi Arabia Amid Yemen Attacks A high-resolution satellite picture taken Friday showed the batteries' pads at the site empty, with no visible activity.
Air Force Aborts ICBM Test After Problem on the Ground The aborted mission comes as the Pentagon faces increased scrutiny over its efforts to develop next-generation ICBMs to...
Putting Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert Would Exhaust the Force, General Says A requirement to return a portion of the Air Force bomber fleet to alert status would deteriorate and exhaust the force, a...
Minuteman III Missiles Are Too Old to Upgrade Anymore, STRATCOM Chief Says Adm. Charles Richard rejected suggestions to save money by trying to life-extend the 50-year-old ICBMs.
A Navy Destroyer Just Shot Down an ICBM Target for the First Time As the ICBM intercept test was a preliminary test of a new combat capability, the ICBM target did not deploy countermeasures.
Northrop Grumman Gets $13.3 Billion Air Force Contract to Engineer New ICBMs The new ICBM will replace the Minuteman III, which was designed to last a decade and recently celebrated its 50th anniversary...
The Minuteman III, Designed for 10 Years of Use, Celebrates its 50th Anniversary Wednesday marks 50 years since America's Minuteman III ICBM was first placed on alert at Minot Air Force Base.
FTC Investigating Northrop Grumman Amid ICBM Spat with Boeing The agency is probing whether Northrop violated the terms of an agreement it made to acquire Orbital ATK.
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
