Some 16 Trident II D5 missiles can be carried by each submarine, and each can carry up to 12 independently-targeted warheads with a maximum range of 7,400 miles. The actual number of warheads is ...

When HMS Dreadnought entered service with the Royal Navy in 1906, she was the most revolutionary warship of her era. She was the first battleship to feature a uniform main... In March, the United ...

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 ...

England has reduced its nuclear weapons to Trident D5 missiles (provided by the US) on four Vanguard submarines. Against whom would they use them? Their army is low on tanks, and their once ...

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 ...

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) ...