Minuteman III ICBM – The Defense Post

May- 2026 -

11 May

Air

Sentinel ICBM: Rebuilding America’s Ground-Based Nuclear Deterrent

Explore how the Sentinel ICBM is modernizing America’s land-based nuclear deterrent, replacing the aging Minuteman III with next-generation missile, command, and launch systems.

Mar- 2026 -

30 March

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Tests Sentinel Missile Silo Design to Speed ICBM Rollout

Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force are accelerating the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program by prototyping a new launch silo tube designed to speed fielding and improve maintainability.

3 March

Air

The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, or RTS, tracks an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch Nov. 5, 2024, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during Air Force Global Strike Command’s Glory Trip-251 operational test. The RTS was selected as the 2024 Army Acquisition Executive’s Excellence in Leadership’s Test Organization of the Year on Jan. 9 at an awards ceremony in the Pentagon auditorium. (U.S. Army photo by Ian Morales)

Rojoef Manuel

US Schedules Overnight Minuteman III Nuclear Missile Test at Vandenberg

The US Air Force has announced a new operational test of the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in March.

Mar- 2025 -

11 March

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Northrop, USAF Complete Static Fire Test of Sentinel ICBM Motor

The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have completed a full-scale qualification static fire test of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile stage-one solid rocket motor.

Nov- 2024 -

11 November

Air