Here’s What You Need to Know: An air-based vertical launch system could be used in a ground-attack role or for laying mines. Moreover, during peacetime, the system could be used to launch... Here’s ...

North Korea has conducted a test of a new solid-fuel engine for missiles potentially capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, ...

DENVER—The US Air Force’s new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile is on track for its first test flight next year, military officials reaffirmed this week. But no one is ready to say when ...

Russia has fired a new intermediate-range ballastic missile at Ukraine in what Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky called a “severe escalation” of Moscow’s invasion. Initally, Ukraine suggested an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Museum of the US Air Force features a Minuteman II missile procedures trainer. The simulator was used to train crew ...

In his first message to airmen, new Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said it plainly: “At our core, we fly and fix aircraft. It is the heart of who we are and what we do.” He’s right — ...

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The world's first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the Soviet R-7 Semyorka, was successfully launched on August 21, 1957. The launch wasn't just a pivotal moment in the Cold War, it also ...

But ICBMs have always been much more than a sponge that deters attacks on the US homeland. For two reasons, in particular, the ICBM is a unique capability that helps extend deterrence over ...

North Korea conducted a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for missiles capable of reaching the U.S., marking a ...