US Air Force Test Fires Minuteman III ICBM


PrintEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInCopy Link

On September 2, the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command test launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The missile traveled approximately 6,760 km to its target in the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. The USAF last test fired the Minuteman III in August 2020.

PrintEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInCopy Link

Cite this Page

Shaan Shaikh, "US Air Force Test Fires Minuteman III ICBM," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 2, 2020, last modified September 2, 2020, https://missilethreat.csis.org/us-air-force-test-fires-minuteman-iii-icbm-6/.