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A Cold War nuclear missile will remain in service for a total of 94 years thanks to a US$383 million US Navy contract, with Lockheed Martin to modernize the submarine-launched Trident II missile ...

While the Navy may ultimately engineer a replacement for its 1980s era Trident II D5, the missile is being modernized with improved electronics, ...

For SLBMs, the Ohio-class, which is being replaced by the Columbia-class, carries UGM-133A Trident II D5 missiles. These SLBMs are launched from vertical tubes within the submarines.

The Navy is completing a milestone decision on the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile in Fiscal Year 2026 with delivery expected in 2034, Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe said Wednesday. “We’ve already ...

As leading U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin secured a multi-million-dollar contract to design the military’s next-generation Trident II D5 ballistic missile, the Navy is hoping to secure its ...

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s LMT business segment, Space Systems, recently clinched a modification contract for manufacturing its Trident II D5 missile. Per the terms of the deal, Lockheed will also ...

Lockheed Martin will begin designing a new version of the Trident IID5 Life Extension (LE) missile under a $383 million U.S. Navy contract announced on Jan. 31.

One memorable case in October 2016 saw the nose of a Trident-family missile from a U.S. test firing was washed ashore on the beach of Man-O-War Cay in the Bahamas, to be reclaimed by the Coast ...