China's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile this week, which saw the country lob the long-range weapon far out into the Pacific Ocean, was a very public display of Chinese military power ...

Dual-use space technology refers to innovations that serve both civilian and military applications, often blurring the line ...

24—VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — In tight confines 60 feet underground, Air Force missileers rotate 24-hour shifts at ICBM missile launch control centers in pairs, waiting for a ...

Kim Jong-un announced that North Korea would have an intercontinental ballistic missile, submarines capable of launching ...

The ICBM silos are connected to an underground launch control center monitored around the clock by launch crews consisting of two officers, according to the USAF website. “The purpose of the ...

The United States Air Force and Northrop Grumman achieved a milestone last week in their efforts to modernize the land-based ...

The decision is good news for Boeing's plant in St. Louis, which is scheduled to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet in ...

After a two-hour delay to assure the missile's flight path was clear, the launch proceeded successfully at 1 a.m., when the ICBM launched from a site overlooking the beach into the clouds ...

The test launch is the "most visible demonstration" of the Minuteman III ICBM's capability, it added, which attracts public and media attention at the local, national, and international levels.

Located roughly 20 miles from Pyongyang, the site was previously used for North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's Winter Palace, ...