Oct. 3, 2017 Air Force awards contracts for next-generation ICBM airborne launch control system The Air Force awarded two contracts today for upgrading the system that enables an aircraft to control an intercontinental ballistic missile’s launch from a silo in the ground.
Sept. 28, 2016 Carter: Nuclear triad needs investment for future All three legs of the nuclear triad operate with a high degree of readiness, reliability and excellence, but the aging systems need more investment for the future, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sept. 27 at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.