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The UGM-133A Trident II, or Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, California, and deployed with the United States and Royal Navy. It was first deployed in March 1990, [ 6 ] and remains in service.
The Trident was built in two variants: the I (C4) UGM-96A and II (D5) UGM-133A; however, these two missiles have little in common. While the C4, formerly known as EXPO (Extended Range Poseidon), is just an improved version of the Poseidon C-3 missile, the Trident II D-5 has a completely new design (although with some technologies adopted from ...
The American large SSBN was the Ohio class, also called the "Trident submarine", with the largest SSBN armament ever of 24 missiles, initially Trident I but built with much larger tubes for the Trident II (D-5) missile, which entered service in 1990. [26] [27] The entire class was converted to use Trident II by the early 2000s. Trident II ...
UGM-133 Trident II (active, 8-12 warheads) United States. LGM-30 Minuteman III (active, 1-3 warheads, currently carries one warhead) UGM-73 Poseidon (retired, 10 or 14 warheads) UGM-96 Trident I (retired, 8 warheads) LGM-118 Peacekeeper (retired, 10 warheads) UGM-133 Trident II (active 8-12 warheads)
Once the problem was understood, simple changes were quickly made, but the problem delayed the entry into service of Trident II until March 1990. [122] Trident II D-5 is more sophisticated than its predecessor, Trident I C-4, and has a greater payload capacity. All three stages of the Trident II D-5 are made of graphite epoxy, making the ...
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Launch failure Second stage failure 10 September: UGM-133 Trident II D5 USS Tennessee, ETR: U.S. Navy: US Navy Suborbital Test flight: 10 September: Successful Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? 10 September: UGM-133 Trident II D5 USS Tennessee, ETR: U.S. Navy: US Navy Suborbital Test flight: 10 September: Successful Follow-on Commander's ...
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