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USAF Looks Into Replacement of Minuteman III Flight Control Units

USAF Looks Into Replacement of Minuteman III Flight Control Units
Firefighters from F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., Malmstrom AFB, Mont., and Minot AFB, N.D., participated in the Global Strike Joint Missile Silo Rescue Working Group exercise at F.E. Warren on Oct. 26, 2024 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is considering the replacement of flight control units for the engines on the three-stage Minuteman III ICBM by Boeing [BA]. The 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., and the 91st Missile Wing at Minot AFB, N.D. operate the fields for the 400 Minuteman IIIs, which first fielded in the early 1970s. The ICBM Minuteman III Systems Program Office [SPO] at Hill AFB, Utah "requests letters of…

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