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.

From the initial Polaris programme, through to the current Trident system, the deterrent is regarded as a key pillar of the transatlantic partnership. It is on a par with the importance of the joint ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT recently secured a contract to provide Life Extension 2 SSP Alteration advanced design and development for the Trident II (D5) program. The deal has been given by the ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT recently secured a contract to provide Life Extension 2 SSP Alteration advanced design and development for the Trident II (D5) program. The deal has been given by the ...

The integrated, modernized missile will be carried aboard COLUMBIA-class ballistic missile submarines to ensure the strategic weapon system remains credible through 2084. Illustrative photo of a ...

Releasing its political manifesto ahead of the July UK General Election, the Green Party reiterated its opposition to the country’s nuclear deterrent, stating that elected Members of Parliament would ...

The Trident II, designed by Lockheed Martin Space, is an improved weapon with greater accuracy, range and payload than its preceding variants.

The Trident II D5/D5LE SLBM, a three-stage missile, is currently deployed on US Ohio-class and UK Vanguard-class submarines. It is slated to be carried aboard US Columbia-class and UK Dreadnought ...

First deployed in the 1980s, the Trident II D5 is a three-stage, solid-fueled missile with a nominal range of 4,000 nm (4,600 miles, 7,400 km) with a payload of multiple independently targeted ...