The Trident II D5 missile is the most fearsome weapon in the entire U.S. military arsenal, which makes it a very effective tool in deterring aggression.

The Trident II (D5) is a three-decade old missile supplied to the Navy and its U.K. counterpart by Lockheed Martin’s space systems business. The weapon system has passed over 160 test launches ...

The Navy randomly selects a D5 missile for testing on average four times per year to assure the sea-based deterrent is in a high state of readiness. It has been doing this since 1990, when the ...

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D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile Launched in Navy Test in the Pacific. SILVERDALE, Wash., November 29th, 2007 -- The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch today of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic ...

Southern California is now well aware of the "light" in the sky that caused so much discussion Saturday night: It was an unarmed Trident II (D5) missile test flight off the coast.

As the prime contractor for the U.S. Navy's Trident D5 missile guidance system, Draper Laboratory oversees the MARK 6 MOD 1 development team of more than 700 engineers from ...

The Navy is preparing to shoot its Trident II D5 nuclear missile from its emerging new Columbia-class submarine as part of a plan to launch the boat’s first patrol ahead of schedule in the late ...

New photos were released by the U.S. Navy of the unarmed Trident II D5 Missile that was launched from a ballistic missile submarine off Point Mugu Saturday night.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract with a maximum value of $851 million for production and deployed system support for the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile program for fiscal ...

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has received a $207.5 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy with a new boost guidance system that will be equipped into the service branch’s submarine ...

New photos were released by the U.S. Navy of the unarmed Trident II D5 Missile that was launched from a ballistic missile submarine off Point Mugu Saturday night.