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Two Re-Entry Vehicles Featured In Latest Minuteman III Test, AFGSC Says

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

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Two Re-Entry Vehicles Featured In Latest Minuteman III Test, AFGSC Says

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of the launch of an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile during an operational test at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Mar. 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.

The latest Air Force Minuteman III test on Tuesday featured multiple unarmed re-entry vehicles. Last month's lapse of New START between Russia and the U.S. may lead to a rethinking of minimum deterrence levels for the U.S. and whether multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs) will be a way forward for the U.S. ICBM force. Air Force Global Strike Command's (AFGSC) launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., of the Glory Trip 255 test at 11:01 p.m. Pacific time on…

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