US MISSILE TEST

[Chaluboy]

I think this thread has run its course

 

[Metallic]

Vandenberg conducts Minuteman III flight test
UNITED STATES - 16 JUNE 2010

VANDENBERG U.S. AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test was launched here at 3:01 a.m. June 16 from Launch Facility-10.

The flight test was the first for the 576th Flight Test Squadron since its realignment under Air Force Global Strike Command.

The missile's single re-entry test vehicle traveled approximately 4,190 miles before hitting its pre-determined target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

"Team Vandenberg's coordination was phenomenal resulting in a seamless launch operation," said Col. Steven Winters, the 30th Space Wing vice commander and Launch Decision Authority.

MMIII missiles launched from Vandenberg carry sophisticated data collection equipment, according to Col. Carl DeKemper, the 576th FLTS commander. ICBM analysts, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, will use the data collected from this mission for continuing force development evaluation.

"For more than 50 years, Vandenberg has been at the forefront of testing and improving ICBMs to ensure the readiness and reliability of our fleet," said Col. DeKemper. "Our team is dedicated to ensuring a safe, secure and effective combat-ready ICBM force."

VANDENBERG U.S. AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Ascending into space, a scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile successfully launches here at 3:01 a.m., Wednesday, June 16 from Launch Facility-10. The missile's single re-entry test vehicle traveled approximately 4,190 miles before hitting its pre-determined target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.



VANDENBERG U.S. AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Ascending into space, a scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile successfully launches here at 3:01 a.m., Wednesday, June 16 from Launch Facility-10. The flight test was the first for the 576th Flight Test Squadron since its realignment under Air Force Global Strike Command.

 

[Metallic]

Northrop Grumman-Led ICBM Prime Integration Team Participates in 200th Test Launch of a Minuteman III Missile
UNITED STATES - 12 JULY 2010

VANDENBERG U.S. AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., July 12, 2010 -- The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Prime Team, led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), participated in the 200th scheduled operational test launch of an ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), Calif., on June 16, 2010.
Designated Glory Trip 200GM-1, the launch at 3:01 a.m. PDT marked more than 40 years of demonstrated accuracy, availability and reliability of Minuteman III on-alert deterrence.

The launch was supported by the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. It carried a single, inert reentry vehicle atop a fully modernized booster, guidance set and post-boost vehicle, all programs managed through the ICBM Prime Team. The missile traveled approximately 4,800 miles in about 30 minutes, hitting a target in the Ronald Reagan Test Site near Kwajalein Atoll in the western chain of the Marshall Islands.

"The Prime Team is proud to support the U.S. Air Force in its execution of this successful operational test launch program that continues to demonstrate the ongoing exceptional performance of the ICBM weapon system," said Tony Spehar, vice president and program manager for the ICBM Prime Integration Contract (IPIC).

"Minuteman III has been alert ready for nearly four decades. We help the Air Force ensure the weapon system remains a credible deterrent force now and far into the future," Spehar noted. "Each and every day, Prime Team personnel assist with collecting and evaluating data for every aspect of weapon system readiness. Flight tests are part of this ongoing assessment that ensures the ICBM force of 450 Minuteman missiles will continue to provide critical capabilities for deterrence of our adversaries and assurance for the United States and its allies."

Operational test launches assess and demonstrate the effectiveness of the weapon system. U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command and Twentieth Air Force make every effort to maximize the operational realism in the conduct of each flight test.

To meet this objective, the ICBM Prime Team delivers information regarding site selection for test assets and reviews flight test hardware configuration. Prime Team activities are performed before, during and after each ICBM test launch for the 526th ICBM Systems Group at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, which strives to obtain as much performance information as possible to analyze and evaluate the "health" of the Minuteman weapon system.

Flight testing of the Minuteman III began in August 1968 during the development of the missile. The first follow-on operational test launch, GT1GM, occurred on March 23, 1971, at Vandenberg AFB.

Northrop Grumman's ICBM Prime Integration Contract program is headquartered in Clearfield, Utah, and employs more than 700 people, including teammate and subcontractor personnel. The ICBM Prime Team includes three principal teammates – Boeing, Lockheed Martin, ATK and more than 20 subcontractors.

Source: Northrop Grumman Corporation

Minuteman III

The LGM-30G Minuteman III is an intercontinental-range, silo-based, solid propellant ballistic missile system. It is an effective response system with an extremely fast launch time (the missile can be launched in about 1 minute), a nearly 100 percent reliability and backup airborne launch controllers to ensure a counterstrike.

Country: United States of America
Alternate Name: LGM-30G
Class: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Basing: Silo based
Length: 18.20 m
Diameter: 1.85 m
Launch Weight: 34467 kg
Payload: 3 MIRV Mk 12, or 12A, or 21 on PBV plus penetration aids
Warhead: Nuclear W62 170 kT, W78 335 to 350 kT, W87 300 to 475 kT
Propulsion: 3-stage solid
Range: 13,000 kilometers
Speed: Approximately 24,100 km/h (Mach 23)
Status: Operational
In Service: since 1970

 

[S_O_C_O_M]

These ICBM if launched from Russia can reach the U.S. in 20-30 minutes.

If an ICBM is launched from U.S. it can reach Russia in less than 20 minutes.

The reason the Russians have more nuclear weapons than the U.S. is because U.S. ICBMS are more sophisticated than the Russians. To counter this they made more nukes with ICBMS to carry multiple warheads. U.S. has this also now. If a nuclear war erupted between these megapowers the whole world will be in a nuclear winter within 24 hours.

 

[Thomas]

These missiles are very expensive. But also getting old. I think that the "budget" for testing only three per year shows that a minimum is done to gain assurance that, if and when needed, the missiles will strike their intended target. Also there is discussion about arming some missiles that were originally designed for nuclear warheads with conventional explosives for "bunker busting" purposes. Kind of a "rods from god" concept. So, perhaps such tests are associated with seeing how the missile would perform with a conventional warhead, etc.

I hope the Obama administration changes course on it's plan to include ICBM's in prompt global strike. Even Bush saw the danger in it accidentally starting a Nuke war. They should keep the plan strictly to hypersonic cruise missiles like the X-51 waverider.

 

[T-Rex]

The U.S. Air Force has test-launched a Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from California.

The ICBM lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base before dawn on Wednesday.

The Air Force says the missile's single re-entry vehicle traveled 4,190 miles (6,742 kilometers) over the Pacific Ocean before hitting a target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Col. Steven Winters of the 30th Space Wing says in a statement that the launch operation was seamless.

An international thug like the US possesses this kind of WMD, this is a matter of great concern. These are the fangs of the great satan, those opposong the great satan need deterrent gainst these.

 

[indushek]

An international thug like the US possesses this kind of WMD, this is a matter of great concern. These are the fangs of the great satan, those opposong the great satan need deterrent gainst these.

Man are u high or what , u sound just like preachers


P.S. they have this capability from over 60 years, nothing can be done