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 ...

With regard to weapons, the HMS Dreadnought and its sister ships are expected to be armed with four 533 mm heavy torpedo tubes and 12 ballistic missile launch tubes for the Lockheed Trident II D5 ...

LONDON, February 2. /TASS/. For the first time since 2016, the United Kingdom will test-launch the Trident II D5 ballistic missile from its refitted HMS Vanguard nuclear sub, The Sun newspaper ...

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin commented information in the media that government of the United Kingdom had hidden reports about failed launch of Trident II D5 missile ...

Moreover, in January 2025, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed a $383 million modification contract for the development of the next generation of the Trident II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) D5 missile.

Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT recently secured a contract valued at $63.4 million for the production of Trident II D5 missiles and providing deployed systems support. The award has been provided by ...