The W87 is an American thermonuclear missile warhead formerly deployed on the LGM-118A Peacekeeper ("MX") ICBM. 50 MX missiles were built, each carrying up to 10 W87 warheads in multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV), and were deployed from 1986 to 2005.

Oct 31, 2023 · WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin has been awarded nearly $1 billion to develop a new reentry vehicle for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Pentagon announced Monday...

275 weapons produced in Y1 variant. 18 megatons (USAF claim, although never tested [1]). The Mark 21 nuclear bomb was a United States thermonuclear gravity bomb first produced in 1955. It was based on the TX 21 "Shrimp" prototype that had been detonated during the …

Oct 31, 2023 · Under this sole-source acquisition deal, announced Oct. 30, Lockheed will engineer, manufacture, and design the new RV, dubbed MK21A, in several locations including King of Prussia, Penn.

Oct 31, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Monday that Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a substantial $996 million contract for the Mark21A Reentry Vehicle (Mk21A) program. This contract underscores Lockheed Martin’s pivotal role in advancing the nation’s defense capabilities.

Jun 18, 2024 · After attaining full operational capability, the Mk21A RV will be integrated on the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system. The Mk21A program is currently in early development and overseen by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.

Jun 18, 2024 · An unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle was launched late June 17 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Mounted on a Minotaur I rocket, it flew over the Pacific Ocean, according to a Lockheed Martin press release. The Mk21A is an update to the Mk21 that is currently mounted to the Minuteman III ICBM.

Enter a reg to find a vehicle's history. Listed below are all vehicle numberplates first registered in Manchester & Merseyside. This page includes licensed vehicles that were first registered near Manchester between March 2021 – Aug 2021. In 2018 there were a total of 178,400 vehicles licensed in Manchester.

Oct 31, 2023 · The U.S. Air Force has contracted Lockheed Martin Corp. to design, engineer, and manufacture a “low technical risk and affordable” re-entry vehicle for Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Jan 8, 2007 · 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...