Product Name: Strategic Deterrence Systems
Manufacturer Name: Boeing
Product Description: Strategic Deterrence Systems www.boeing.com/content/theboeingcompany/us/en/defense/_jcr_content/root/container/container_copy_1543596206/container_1303888441/container_1348954380/image_copy.coreimg.jpeg/1702307510919/defense-index-minuteman-310×215.jpeg www.boeing.com/defense/strategic-deterrence-systems “The Boeing Company logo Safety & Quality News(opens in a new tab) Investors(opens in a new tab) Employee/Retiree Emergency Information Merchandise(opens in a new tab) Suppliers(opens in a new tab) Our History Flag of USAUSA Site-wide search Search Commercial Defense Space Services Safety Innovation Global Sustainability Careers Our Company Strategic Deterrence Strategic Deterrence Systems OVERVIEW MINUTEMAN ICBM GALLERY TIMELINE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AIR-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENCE SEA-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENCE VIDEO NEWS RELEASES CUSTOMER Defense Strategic Deterrence Systems Ensuring Peace through Strength Boeing is a foundational partner in our Nation’s mission of strategic deterrence Today – as they have for decades – America’s nuclear weapons serve to protect the Nation from nuclear attack, prevent large-scale war, and assure our allies and partners around the globe. For more than 60 years, Boeing-built and supported systems have sustained the safety, security and effectiveness the nuclear triad – defending the homeland and ensuring peace through strength. Boeing is committed to delivering ready deterrence capabilities today while innovating modernized future capabilities to meet the emerging threats and challenges of tomorrow. Ready Around the Clock Land-Based Strategic Deterrence The Boeing-built Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system has served as the Nation’s trusted and enduring ground-based leg of the nuclear triad since the inception of strategic deterrence. Boeing is the U.S. Air Force’s original partner in strategic deterrence. Today, hundreds of Boeing employees across the country continue to maintain the readiness of the Minuteman ICBM – keeping it safe, secure and effective around the clock. Boeing supports the Air Force and its efforts to modernize the nation’s ICBM force – and will continue working alongside Airmen to keep the Minuteman ICBM mission-ready while delivering innovative solutions in support of strategic deterrence today and tomorrow. Boeing remains ready and willing to assist in the modernization of our land-based strategic deterrent. Gallery U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems Teaser 1 Teaser 2 Teaser 3 Teaser 4 Teaser 5 Teaser 6 Teaser 7 Teaser 8 Teaser 9 Teaser 10 Minuteman Technical Specifications Payload Up to three independently re-targetable reentry vehicles Weight 79,432 lbs (36,030 kg) Diameter 5.5 feet (1.67 meters) Range 6,000-plus miles (5,218 nautical miles) Speed Approximately 15,000 mph (Mach 23 or 24,000 kph) at burnout Ceiling 700 miles (1,120 kilometers) Inventory 400 missiles deployed among 450 silos *Source: U.S. Air Force Minuteman III Fact Sheet(opens in a new tab) Timeline Minuteman timeline 1958-1961 Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Boeing Guidance Repair Center The Boeing Guidance Repair Center in Heath, Ohio, is responsible for maintaining the readiness and modernization of guidance and navigation systems for our Nation’s nuclear-capable platforms, as well as non-nuclear capable guidance and control systems, electronics and radio frequency systems, and platform processors. In addition, the center is also home to assembly, integration and test activities for several Boeing production programs, including the KC-46 Tanker, T-7A Red Hawk and the MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system. Boeing supports the Air Force and its efforts to modernize the nation’s ICBM force – and will continue working alongside Airmen to keep the Minuteman ICBM mission-ready while delivering innovative solutions in support of strategic deterrence today and tomorrow. Boeing remains ready and willing to assist in the modernization of our land-based strategic deterrent. Little Mountain Test Facility Boeing operates and maintains the Little Mountain Test Facility for the Air Force at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and has supported operations at the site – including radiation effects, electromagnetic effects, shock and vibration, and other environmental testing – for more than 45 years. The state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to testing operations in support of nuclear hardness and survivability for the Boeing-built Minuteman weapon system and other priority Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DoE) programs, military systems and aerospace products. Ready and Flexible from the Skies Boeing has delivered strategic deterrence capabilities for the air-based leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad for more than 40 years. From sustaining and modernizing the Boeing-built air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) to sustaining the venerable B-52 Bomber and KC-10 Tanker, Boeing expertise fuels ready and flexible nuclear capabilities from the skies. Boeing innovation will continue to drive the readiness and modernization of the ALCM weapon system, America’s bomber fleet and KC-46 Tanker to ensure long-range air-based strategic deterrence for the future. Ready and Survivable from the High Seas As the sole supplier of navigation systems for the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile submarine fleet, Boeing provides critical information and support to the sea-based leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad. Boeing’s innovative navigation systems have been on patrol alongside Sailors since the first ballistic missile submarine test patrol by the USS George Washington in 1960. Today, Boeing’s Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) navigation system is aboard all of the Navy’s ballistic missile submarines – supporting ready and survivable nuclear capabilities from the high seas. Boeing will continue to lead the way in the modernization of navigation systems in support of a safe, secure and effective sea-based strategic deterrent capable of meeting the emerging threats and future challenges of tomorrow. Silo-based Missile Systems Expertise Boeing has decades of proven expertise in building, modifying or transitioning silo-based ballistic missile systems – from the 1960s to today – including Minuteman, Peacekeeper in Minuteman silos, and Ground-based Midcourse Defense. Play Video Silo-based Missile Systems Expertise Silo-based Missile Systems Expertise Strategic Deterrence Triad Strategic Deterrence Triad Minuteman Weapon System Minuteman Weapon System News Releases Date News Release July 20 2018 Boeing Reviews New ICBM Design Options with U.S. Air Force(opens in a new tab) Nov 30 2017 Boeing Emphasizes Affordability, Modularity in New ICBM Design(opens in a new tab) Aug 21 2017 Boeing Awarded Design Work for New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile(opens in a new tab) Oct 11 2016 Boeing Statement on Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Request for Proposal(opens in a new tab) June 18 2015 Boeing Retains Minuteman Guidance Systems Support Contract(opens in a new tab) Jan 29 2015 Boeing Wins $51 Million Contract to Sustain ICBM Guidance System(opens in a new tab) Dec 01 2014 Boeing to Continue Providing ICBM Guidance Systems to the U.S. Air Force(opens in a new tab) Oct 29 2014 Boeing, U.S. Air Force Demonstrate Minuteman III Readiness in Flight Test(opens in a new tab) Sept 22 2014 Boeing to Upgrade Specialized ICBM Guidance System Test Equipment(opens in a new tab) View all News Releases(opens in a new tab) Customer The U.S. Strategic Command – a unified combatant command comprised of approximately 150,000 dedicated Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and civilians – is responsible for executing the Department of Defense’s highest priority mission of strategic deterrence. The ground and air-based legs of the nuclear triad are operated by elements of the Air Force, while the sea-based leg is overseen by the Navy. Flag of United States Utilities News(opens in a new tab) Investors(opens in a new tab) Employee/Retiree Emergency Information Merchandise(opens in a new tab) Suppliers(opens in a new tab) Our History Categories Commercial Defense Space Services Safety Innovation Global Sustainability (ESG) Careers(opens in a new tab) Our Company Popular Links Orders & Deliveries Tours Ethics Line Licensing Investment Recovery(opens in a new tab) Frequently Requested Contact Us Follow Boeing All Social Channels(opens in a new tab) Updates Sign Up Stock Price BA (NYSE) 140.19 2.05 Nov 15, 4:00 PM EST Copyright © 1995 – 2024 Boeing. All Rights Reserved. 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For more than 60 years, Boeing-built and supported systems have sustained the safety, security and effectiveness the nuclear triad – defending the homeland and ensuring peace through strength. Boeing is committed to delivering ready deterrence capabilities today while innovating modernized future capabilities to meet the emerging threats and challenges of tomorrow. Ready Around the Clock Land-Based Strategic Deterrence The Boeing-built Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system has served as the Nation’s trusted and enduring ground-based leg of the nuclear triad since the inception of strategic deterrence. Boeing is the U.S. Air Force’s original partner in strategic deterrence. Today, hundreds of Boeing employees across the country continue to maintain the readiness of the Minuteman ICBM – keeping it safe, secure and effective around the clock. Boeing supports the Air Force and its efforts to modernize the nation’s ICBM force – and will continue working alongside Airmen to keep the Minuteman ICBM mission-ready while delivering innovative solutions in support of strategic deterrence today and tomorrow. Boeing remains ready and willing to assist in the modernization of our land-based strategic deterrent. Gallery U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Systems U.S. Navy Strategic Deterrence Systems Teaser 1 Teaser 2 Teaser 3 Teaser 4 Teaser 5 Teaser 6 Teaser 7 Teaser 8 Teaser 9 Teaser 10 Minuteman Technical Specifications Payload Up to three independently re-targetable reentry vehicles Weight 79,432 lbs (36,030 kg) Diameter 5.5 feet (1.67 meters) Range 6,000-plus miles (5,218 nautical miles) Speed Approximately 15,000 mph (Mach 23 or 24,000 kph) at burnout Ceiling 700 miles (1,120 kilometers) Inventory 400 missiles deployed among 450 silos Timeline Minuteman timeline 1958-1961 Minuteman timeline 1962-1970 Minuteman timeline 1974-2014 Minuteman timeline 2015-2017 Minuteman timeline 2017-present Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Boeing Guidance Repair Center The Boeing Guidance Repair Center in Heath, Ohio, is responsible for maintaining the readiness and modernization of guidance and navigation systems for our Nation’s nuclear-capable platforms, as well as non-nuclear capable guidance and control systems, electronics and radio frequency systems, and platform processors. In addition, the center is also home to assembly, integration and test activities for several Boeing production programs, including the KC-46 Tanker, T-7A Red Hawk and the MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system. Boeing supports the Air Force and its efforts to modernize the nation’s ICBM force – and will continue working alongside Airmen to keep the Minuteman ICBM mission-ready while delivering innovative solutions in support of strategic deterrence today and tomorrow. Boeing remains ready and willing to assist in the modernization of our land-based strategic deterrent. Little Mountain Test Facility Boeing operates and maintains the Little Mountain Test Facility for the Air Force at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and has supported operations at the site – including radiation effects, electromagnetic effects, shock and vibration, and other environmental testing – for more than 45 years. The state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to testing operations in support of nuclear hardness and survivability for the Boeing-built Minuteman weapon system and other priority Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DoE) programs, military systems and aerospace products. Ready and Flexible from the Skies Boeing has delivered strategic deterrence capabilities for the air-based leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad for more than 40 years. From sustaining and modernizing the Boeing-built air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) to sustaining the venerable B-52 Bomber and KC-10 Tanker, Boeing expertise fuels ready and flexible nuclear capabilities from the skies. Boeing innovation will continue to drive the readiness and modernization of the ALCM weapon system, America’s bomber fleet and KC-46 Tanker to ensure long-range air-based strategic deterrence for the future. Ready and Survivable from the High Seas As the sole supplier of navigation systems for the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile submarine fleet, Boeing provides critical information and support to the sea-based leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad. Boeing’s innovative navigation systems have been on patrol alongside Sailors since the first ballistic missile submarine test patrol by the USS George Washington in 1960. Today, Boeing’s Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) navigation system is aboard all of the Navy’s ballistic missile submarines – supporting ready and survivable nuclear capabilities from the high seas. Boeing will continue to lead the way in the modernization of navigation systems in support of a safe, secure and effective sea-based strategic deterrent capable of meeting the emerging threats and future challenges of tomorrow. News Releases Date News Release July 20 2018 Boeing Reviews New ICBM Design Options with U.S. Air Force(opens in a new tab) Nov 30 2017 Boeing Emphasizes Affordability, Modularity in New ICBM Design(opens in a new tab) Aug 21 2017 Boeing Awarded Design Work for New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile(opens in a new tab) Oct 11 2016 Boeing Statement on Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Request for Proposal(opens in a new tab) June 18 2015 Boeing Retains Minuteman Guidance Systems Support Contract(opens in a new tab) Jan 29 2015 Boeing Wins $51 Million Contract to Sustain ICBM Guidance System(opens in a new tab) Dec 01 2014 Boeing to Continue Providing ICBM Guidance Systems to the U.S. Air Force(opens in a new tab) Oct 29 2014 Boeing, U.S. Air Force Demonstrate Minuteman III Readiness in Flight Test(opens in a new tab) Sept 22 2014 Boeing to Upgrade Specialized ICBM Guidance System Test Equipment (opens in a new tab) Customer The U.S. Strategic Command – a unified combatant command comprised of approximately 150,000 dedicated Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and civilians – is responsible for executing the Department of Defense’s highest priority mission of strategic deterrence. The ground and air-based legs of the nuclear triad are operated by elements of the Air Force, while the sea-based leg is overseen by the Navy. Flag of United States”
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