Minuteman III ICBM

Aug- 2026 -

13 August

Minuteman III maintenance specialists perform programmed depot maintenance on a booster at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 2, 2025. Photo: R. Nial Bradshaw/DVIDS

US Air Force Turns to AI to Sustain Aging Minuteman III ICBM Fleet

The US Air Force is seeking an AI agent to unify data from roughly 60 disconnected systems supporting the sustainment of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile fleet.

Jul- 2026 -

15 July

Nuclear

Northrop Grumman and government officials break ground on a new Sentinel missile facility in Utah

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman Expands Utah Campus to Support US Sentinel Missile Program

Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a new facility in Roy, Utah, to expand work on the US Air Force's Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile that will replace Washington’s aging Minuteman III nuclear weapons.

Jun- 2026 -

27 June

Arms

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)

Bea Castañeda

Minuteman III: A Complete Guide to America’s Land-Based Nuclear Deterrent

Discover how the Minuteman III became a cornerstone of US nuclear deterrence in this guide to its history, features, and mission.

May- 2026 -

11 May

Arms

Bea Castañeda

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

Nuclear

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

Americas

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