US tests unarmed "Minuteman III" intercontinental ballistic missile
According to China Central Television news, on the 5th, the US Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed "Minuteman III" intercontinental ballistic missile from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
According to a statement released by the US Air Force, the launch was initiated by the crew on the E-6B aircraft's onboard launch control system. After the re-entry vehicle flew about 4200 miles (approximately 6759 kilometers), it reached a US test site in the Marshall Islands.
The statement said that this test was aimed at evaluating the reliability and operational readiness of the "Minuteman III" intercontinental ballistic missile system.
According to US media reports, the "Minuteman III" intercontinental ballistic missile was deployed in the US military in the 1970s, and there are currently about 400 of this model in service.
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