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US conducts test launch of Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile
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- 08 November, 2018
- 07:25
Baku. 8 November. REPORT.AZ/ U.S. Air Force has conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Report informs citing RIA Novosti.
The command says the missile's re-entry vehicle reached its intended target but details about the test can't be released.
The Air Force tests Minuteman missiles by launching them from California to a target in the Pacific Ocean.
In July, 2018 a missile was intentionally destroyed over the Pacific due to an unspecified in-flight anomaly.
The Air Force Global Strike Command is located at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
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