Trident missiles are a core part of the UK's nuclear deterrent system, which also includes four Vanguard-class submarines carrying nuclear warheads. Some 16 Trident II D5 missiles can be carried ...

As far as Lockheed’s Trident II D5 missile is concerned, it is the latest generation of the U.S. Navy's submarine-launched fleet ballistic missiles, following the highly successful Polaris ...

The Pentagon and Department of Energy have completed production and development of a new low-yield nuclear warhead for the Trident II D5 nuclear-armed ballistic missile ...

Mr. President, the sea-launched nuclear cruise missile is unnecessary, costly, and makes the job of rebuilding our military ...

The paper said the Trident II D5 missile was intended to be fired 3,700 miles (5,954 km) to a sea target off the west coast of Africa but veered towards the US. The cause of what went wrong ...

The SSBN’s strategic weapon is the Trident II D5 missile, which provides increased range and accuracy over the now out-of-service Trident I C4 missile. SSBNs are specifically designed for ...

Essentially, the US's latest update to its Trident missiles aboard US Navy submarines ensures that each and every single missile will explode at precisely the right moment to devastate any target.

U.S. Navy (SSP) achieved a major milestone in support of the Navy’s nuclear modernization effort with the validation of Final Operating Capability (FOC) ...

The US counterparts to the Borei and Bulava - the Ohio-class submarines and Trident II missiles - are more powerful in combination than the Russian offerings. The Ohio-class can carry 24 Trident ...

While the Navy may ultimately engineer a replacement for its 1980s era Trident II D5, the missile is being modernized with improved electronics, firing circuitry and targeting technology to arm ...