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U.S. Air Force to Test Minuteman III Missile in March

3/4/2026

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The U.S. Air Force will test LGM-30G Minuteman III missile in March at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The unarmed missile launches between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Pacific Time while traveling 4,200 miles to the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Marshall Islands under oversight from Global Strike Command.
Developed in the 1950s, Minuteman III remains a key component of the U.S. arsenal with about 400 units.

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The U.S. Air Force will test LGM-30G Minuteman III missile in March at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The unarmed missile launches between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Pacific Time while traveling 4,200 miles to the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Marshall Islands under oversight from Global Strike Command.
Developed in the 1950s, Minuteman III remains a key component of the U.S. arsenal with about 400 units.