Amid Russia’s escalating nuclear threat, the UK is expanding its nuclear fleet. Which countries have nuclear weapons, and ...

India has entered the final stretch in the evolution of its undersea nuclear deterrence capability. A former senior BrahMos ...

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The Royal Navy’s four Vanguard-class submarines are the cornerstone of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Wayde Cochran, a native of Remington, Indiana, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Submarine Readiness ...

The world’s nuclear-armed states are beefing up their atomic arsenals and walking out of arms control pacts, a think tank has said.A new arms race is emerging after decades of reductions in the ...

Significance of LMT’s Trident II Lockheed’s Trident II D5 missile is a powerful sea-based strategic deterrent, known for its accuracy, reliability and long-range strike capability. It has a proven ...

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 has been contracted to design the next upgrade to the Trident II strategic weapon system (SWS). The Trident II D5 Life Extension (D5LE2) missile, as the upgraded version will be called ...

Under the new contract, Lockheed Martin will modernize the Trident II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) D5 missile to create an upgraded Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2) submarine-launched ...

Learn about Lockheed Martin receiving a $383 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to design the next generation of the Trident II Strategic Weapons System D5 missile.