Share: On November 5, 2025, the United States Air Force conducted a test launch of the Minuteman III (GT 254) intercontinental ballistic missile. The rocket took off from the Vandenberg Space Base. The main purpose of the test launch of the Minuteman III ICBM is to check reliability, operational readiness and accuracy, the press service of the Vandenberg Space Force Base reported. The missile was launched from an E-6B Mercury aircraft and flew to the test site on Kwajalein Atoll.