MilitaryTrident II (D5)
Missile Systemconfirmed
Three-stage, solid-fuel submarine-launched ballistic missile built by Lockheed Martin and deployed by both the US Navy and the Royal Navy. It is the sea-based leg of US and UK strategic deterrence.
Specifications
| Type | Missile System |
| Origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Space Systems |
| Introduced | 1990 |
| Status | In service |
| Range | 12,000 |
| Speed | 29,000 |
History
First deployed in March 1990 and still in service. It arms the US Ohio-class and the UK Vanguard-class submarines and will arm their Columbia and Dreadnought successors.
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 280 | confirmed |
| United Kingdom | Drawn from a shared US–UK missile pool; carried by Vanguard-class submarines | confirmed |
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