SAC planes (soon to be equipped with nuclear-tipped Skybolt missiles) based both in the U.S. and abroad, along with naval air power, round out a substantial deterrent. Perhaps the greatest danger ...

Part of the U.S.-British deal was a U.S. offer to develop and sell to Britain at discount prices a nuclear-armed, 1,000-mile, air-launched missile named Skybolt. But late last year Skybolt was ...

In 1962, President John F Kennedy cancelled the Skybolt, a US programme to develop an air-launched ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead. Britain was relying heavily on Skybolt for its nuclear ...

However, in December of 1962, President Kennedy canceled the Skybolt missile due to a combination of political and economic reasons. The system, which was carried by a modified F-15 Eagle and ...

Lockheed Martin plans to unveil a new “affordable” cruise missile on Monday with a cost of about $150,000 and a range of over 500 miles as the defense contractor works to tap a U.S. need to ...

Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and ...

The Air Force launched an unarmed missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight, in a demonstration of the readiness of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic ...

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The Air Force will have to continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the LGM-35A Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring that will delay its fielding.

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defence cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters ...