Lockheed Martin is to assist the much-needed US ICBM fuze modernisation programme, as the existing Mk21 fuze is already three times past its design life. Lockheed Martin has obtained a $51.22 million ...

The VLS — or Vertical Launch System — found on U.S. Navy destroyers and other warships is remarkably complex and delicate, requiring precision during launch and reloading. Currently ...

The Mk21A is an update to the operational Mk21 that is mounted to the Minuteman III ICBM. The Sentinel ICBM program has been a source of controversy this year after reports emerged that it is ...

The U.S. Air Force, and its industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), marked the initial deployment of the first Minuteman III carrying the MK21 reentry vehicle during a ceremony ...

They cannot be re-armed. AEGIS cruisers have 122 vertical launch system (VLS) cells, while the destroyers have 96. Each magazine is “multi-use,” composed of specialized land attack and self ...