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US/UK SLBM
The UGM-133A Trident II, or Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, California, and
UGM-133_Trident_II
Submarine-launched ballistic missile which entered service in 1979
In 1982, the agreement was changed to supply Trident II instead. Trident (missile) UGM-133 Trident II Matthew G. McKinzie; Thomas B. Cochran; Robert
UGM-96_Trident_I
American class of submarine-launched ballistic missile
of the targets remains classified. The Trident was built in two variants: the I (C4) UGM-96A and II (D5) UGM-133A; however, these two missiles have little
Trident_(missile)
Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine class
Kingdom's nuclear weapons. Each submarine is armed with up to 16 UGM-133 Trident II missiles. The class is scheduled to be replaced starting in the early
Vanguard-class_submarine
Sub-orbital missile mostly carrying nuclear weapons
weapon role, such as the United States W76 Mod 2 warhead mated to the UGM-133 Trident II missile. The Soviet Union tested the world's first SLBM, the R-11FM
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
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Topics referred to by the same term
surface attack guided missile. Examples include the UGM-133 Trident II nuclear ballistic missile and the UGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile. Abbreviation for
UGM
US - UK thermonuclear warhead of the 1970s
for use on the UGM-96 Trident I submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and subsequently moved to the UGM-133 Trident II as Trident I was phased out
W76
Launch complex in Florida, US
States Navy's Trident II submarine-launch missile development effort. Construction was underway by early February 1984, with the first Trident II launch LC-46
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46
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Combined military forces of the United Kingdom
submarines, UGM-133 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and 160 operational thermonuclear warheads. This is known as Trident in both public
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World's atomic warhead designs, 1945–present
(1970–1979) W73 for AGM-53 Condor ASM (cancelled 1970) W76 for UGM-96 Trident I and UGM-133 Trident II SLBMs (1978–present) W78 for LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM
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United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons post Cold War
warhead in the nuclear arsenal is the W76, installed on the majority of UGM-133 Trident II SLBMs. The only weapon capable of exceeding a 500 kiloton yield is
Enduring_Stockpile
American aerospace, defense, security, and technology company
River-class destroyers C2BMC missile defense program Lockheed Martin Space UGM-133 Trident II ballistic missile Orion spacecraft Next-Generation Overhead Persistent
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Ballistic missile payload containing multiple warheads which are independently targetable
(retired, 10 or 14 warheads) UGM-96 Trident I (retired, 8 warheads) LGM-118 Peacekeeper (retired, 10 warheads) UGM-133 Trident II (active 8-12 warheads) Comparison
Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
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Device which reduces drag on missiles
aerospikes on hypersonic missiles. USSR 9K38 Igla (MANPADS) US UGM-96 Trident I UGM-133 Trident II France M51 (missile) Index of aviation articles Golovitchev
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American aerospace company (1926–1995)
prototype attack compound helicopter UGM-27 Polaris UGM-73 Poseidon UGM-89 Perseus Trident UGM-96 Trident I UGM-133 Trident II High Virgo Lockheed X-7 Lockheed
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Missile Guidance Speed UGM-133 Trident II Global Positioning System Mach 24 UGM-109 Tomahawk Global Positioning System Mach 0.7 UGM-84 Harpoon Active radar
List of active missiles of the United States military
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Missile tests by US and UK navies
USS George Washington, using the Polaris A-1. Modern tests use the UGM-133 Trident II, launching from an Ohio-class submarine. "SUBMARINE MISSILE FIRINGS"
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation
Demonstration_and_Shakedown_Operation
Future class of US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarines
Each submarine will have sixteen missile tubes, each carrying one UGM-133 Trident II D5LE missile.[citation needed] (The ninth and later Columbias are
Columbia-class_submarine
United States thermonuclear warhead
for testing the new design to ensure safety and reliability. UGM-133 Trident II Trident (UK nuclear programme) Astraea - planned British warhead sharing
W93
High amount of military value in nuclear strategy concerning targeting
especially with more survivable submarine-launched weapons like UGM-133 Trident II. A counterforce target is distinguished from a countervalue target
Counterforce
MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle) missile. UGM-133 Trident II (1990): Submarine-launched. Atlas (SM-65, CGM-16): Former ICBM launched
List of intercontinental ballistic missiles
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Submarine of the United States
District of Columbia, will have 16 missile tubes, each carrying one UGM-133 Trident II missile. The submarines will be 560 feet (170.7 m) long and 43 feet
USS_District_of_Columbia
US Navy submarine base in Washington state
assembly/test, spare parts, and spare nuclear warhead storage for the UGM-133 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles carried by the nuclear submarines
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Weapon
Trident, also known as the Trident nuclear programme or Trident nuclear deterrent, covers the development, procurement and operation of submarine-based
Trident (UK nuclear programme)
Trident_(UK_nuclear_programme)
Ballistic missile with a range of more than 5,500 kilometres
will be able to wipe out completely this city of Washington. After World War II, the Americans and the Soviets started rocket research programs based on the
Intercontinental ballistic missile
Intercontinental_ballistic_missile
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Sineva – (Russia) R-29RMU2 Layner – (Russia) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) JL-2 – (China) JL-3 – (China) R-39 Rif – (Soviet
M51_(missile)
approximately 225 warheads, with 120 deployed on its only delivery system, the Trident programme's submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Additionally, United
United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction
United_Kingdom_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Guided missile which is launched from a submarine
Retrieved 2025-05-21. "Trident I C-4 - United States Nuclear Forces". nuke.fas.org. Retrieved 2025-05-21. "UGM-96A Trident-1 C-4 submarine ballistic
Submarine-launched_missile
North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile
(North Korea) K-6 – (India) M51 – (France) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) JL-3 – (China) "S/2022/668". UNDOCS. United Nations
Pukguksong-6
Strategic SLBM
by the Bulava and Layner missile systems. RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M51 – (France) JL-3 – (China) Pukguksong-6 – (North
R-39M
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Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Sineva – (Russia) R-29RMU2 Layner – (Russia) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) JL-2 – (China) K-5 – (India) Pukguksong-4 – (North
M45_(missile)
Russian submarine-launched ballistic missile
R-29RMU Sineva – (Russia) R-29RMU2 Layner – (Russia) Kanyon – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M51 (missile) – (France) JL-3 – (China) K-6 – (India)
RSM-56_Bulava
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Sineva – (Russia) R-29RMU2 Layner – (Russia) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M45 (missile) – (France) M51 (missile) – (France)
JL-1
Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009. "Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 126 Successful Test Flights". Space War. 27 February
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Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
9K720 Iskander, Fateh-110, ATACMS, DF-21 ICBMs: LGM-30 Minuteman, UGM-133 Trident II, LGM-118 Peacekeeper, RT-2PM Topol, DF-41, M51 SLBM Solid rockets
Solid-propellant_rocket
December 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023. "USS Maine Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missile" (Press release). United States Navy. 12 February 2020. Archived
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Intercontinental ballistic missile
December 1988. Given these delays, and increased performance of the UGM-133 Trident II, Congress had already cancelled the 100-missile option in July 1985
LGM-118_Peacekeeper
(cancelled) AGM-129 ACM AGM-130 Ripper AGM-131 SRAM II (cancelled) AIM-132 ASRAAM UGM-133 Trident II MGM-134 Midgetman (cancelled) ASM-135 ASAT (cancelled)
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Combined military forces of the United States
nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). Each carries 20 UGM-133 Trident II SLBMs. The Navy is currently in the process of procuring the Columbia-class
United_States_Armed_Forces
21 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013. "Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 137th Successful Test Flight". Lockheed Martin. 14
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22 February Successful Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) 22 February UGM-133 Trident II USS West Virginia, Eastern Range US Navy US Navy Suborbital Test flight
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of the British strategic nuclear force, and carry American-built UGM-133 Trident II missiles. 1994 – December 10 – Ukraine agrees to the Budapest Memorandum
Timeline of nuclear weapons development
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Submarine-launched ballistic missile
– (Russia) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) JL-2 – (China) JL-3 – (China) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M45 – (France) M45 – (France) K-6 – (India) Pukguksong-5
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15 20 25 30 Ariane Atlas Delta Falcon H-II Long March PSLV R-7 UR Vega Others Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II Delta IV Delta IV Heavy Falcon 9
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Type 97 torpedo UGM-27 Polaris SLBM UGM-73 Poseidon SLBM UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon USM UGM-93 Trident SLBM UGM-133 Trident II SLBM UMGT-1 Torpedo antisubmarine
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Submarine-launched cruise missile/surface-combatant-launched
W76-2 low-yield (~six kilotons of TNT) warhead being deployed with UGM-133 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles. A 2023 Bulletin of the Atomic
Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
Nuclear-Armed_Sea-Launched_Cruise_Missile
Preemptive attack using nuclear weapons
upon and adhered to. No such system has yet been seriously proposed. UGM-133 Trident II missiles may carry up to 8, 100 kt W76 (C4) or 12 (START-limited 8
First strike (nuclear strategy)
First_strike_(nuclear_strategy)
American Secretary of Defense (1961–1968)
resulting from the STRAT-X study would include the UGM-96 Trident I, LGM-118 Peacekeeper, UGM-133 Trident II, and MGM-134 Midgetman. The U.S. strategic bomber
Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense
Robert_McNamara_as_Secretary_of_Defense
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). As the United States Navy's first SLBM
UGM-27_Polaris
Contract involving additional payment to allow for risk and incentive sharing
However, several programs, such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, UGM-133 Trident II, CVN-68, and the CVN-21 deviate from this pattern by continuing
Cost-plus_contract
each directly impacted the enlisted occupation structure. During World War II, the U.S. Navy also briefly maintained a rating of "Specialist", similar to
List of United States Navy ratings
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Antares Ariane Atlas Delta Falcon H-II Long March PSLV R-7 R-36 UR Others Antares 100 Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II Delta IV Delta IV Heavy Falcon
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5 10 15 20 Ariane Atlas Delta Falcon H-II Long March PSLV R-7 UR Vega Others Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II Delta IV Delta IV Heavy Falcon 9
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Trishul (Indian Surface-to-Air Missile) UGM-27 Polaris UGM-73 Poseidon UGM-89 Perseus UGM-96 Trident I UGM-133 Trident II Umkhonto UMTAS UR-100 intercontinental
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Launch Complex 4 West at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, using a Titan II launch vehicle. The mission had two phases. After two Earth flybys, lunar
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10 15 20 Ariane Atlas Delta Falcon H-II Long March Minotaur PSLV R-7 UR Vega Others Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II Delta IV Falcon 9 new Falcon 9
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March 00:16 UGM-133 Trident II Submarine, Eastern Range US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 March Successful 18 March UGM-133 Trident II Submarine
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Ariane Atlas Delta Falcon GSLV H-II Long March Minotaur R-7 R-36 Shuttle UR Others Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II Delta IV Delta IV Heavy Falcon
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Indian ballistic missile
Sineva – (Russia) R-29RMU2 Layner – (Russia) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M45 (missile) – (France) M51 (missile) – (France)
K_Missile_family
2008. Fisher, Lynn; Papp, Jack (26 August 2008). "Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 124 Successful Test Launches in a Row". Lockheed Martin
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Titan Universal Rocket Zenit Others Ariane 5 Atlas III Atlas V Delta II Long March 2 Long March 3 Minotaur I Molniya-M Soyuz-U Soyuz-FG
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2011 at the Wayback Machine Sims, Brent A.; White, John E. (1997). STARS MDT-II Targets Mission (Report). Sandia National Laboratories. OSTI 513539. DTIC
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Ariane Atlas Delta Falcon H-II Long March Minotaur PSLV R-7 R-36 UR Zenit Others Antares 100 Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II Delta IV Delta IV Heavy
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Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Soviet Union Soviet Navy RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) Kanyon – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M45 (missile) – (France) M51 (missile) – (France)
R-29_(missile)
2026. Retrieved March 20, 2026. "Operation and Maintenance, Navy Volume II Data Book" (PDF) (FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 BUDGET). June 2025. Archived (PDF)
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February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021. "USS Wyoming Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missiles". U.S. Navy. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021
List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2021
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Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Union) R-39 – (Soviet Union) R-39M – (Russia) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M45 (missile) – (France) M51 (missile) – (France)
R-29RMU2_Lajner
2011 was STS-133, the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 24 February. STS-133 carried Leonardo
2011_in_spaceflight
approximately 14 minute free flight. (1/2)" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter). "Trident missile test fails for second time in a row". BBC News. 21 February 2024
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Missile test 2 July Successful Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) 7 July UGM-133 Trident II USS Pennsylvania, Eastern Range US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile
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Suborbital ASAT missile test 26 July Apogee: about 200 km 29 July UGM-133 Trident II (Trident D-5) USS Pennsylvania, ETR US Navy CET US Navy Sub-orbital Operational
1991 in spaceflight (July–December)
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Tracking". N2YO. Generic references: view talk edit Spaceflight portal "H-II". astronautix.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023. "20-Year-Old Military Weather Satellite
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Odisha". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 June 2022. "US Navy Tests Unarmed Trident II Strategic Weapon System". 27 June 2022. "China tests missile interception
List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022
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Ariane Atlas Delta H-II Long March Minotaur Mu R-7 R-36 Space Shuttle Universal Rocket Zenit Others Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II Delta IV Delta IV
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Submarine-launched ballistic missile
R-29RMU2 Layner – (Russia) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) Kanyon – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M45 (missile) – (France) M51 (missile) – (France)
R-29RMU_Sineva
Russian ballistic missile
Sineva – (Russia) R-29RMU2 Layner – (Russia) RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia) UGM-133 Trident II – (United States) M51 (missile) – (France) JL-3 – (China) K-6 – (India)
R-29RM
Submarine that can launch ballistic missiles
the "Trident submarine", with the largest SSBN armament ever of 24 missiles, initially Trident I but built with much larger tubes for the Trident II (D-5)
Ballistic_missile_submarine
carrying Virgin Galactic employees. Apogee: 87.2 km (54.2 mi). 15 June? UGM-133 Trident II USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) United States Navy United States Navy
List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023
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some!) from #ISS, #Cygnus, and #PSLV. Aerocube 14 A/B & 15 A/B, SwampSat-II, Huskysat-I, & Orbital Factory-2 have been released into orbit from our #Cygnus
List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2019
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Ariane Atlas Delta H-II Long March PSLV R-7 R-14 R-36 Space Shuttle Universal Rocket Zenit Others Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II Delta IV Delta IV
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(Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter). "U.S. Navy SSBN USS Louisiana Tests Trident II Ballistic Missile". Naval News. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October
List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023
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University. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021. "USS Wyoming Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missiles". U.S. Navy. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021
List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2021
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American ICBM
and represents the land leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, along with the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and nuclear weapons carried
LGM-30_Minuteman
March Successful Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) 27 March 02:40? UGM-133 Trident II USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility US Navy US
List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2018
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Set of three types of nuclear-strike standoff weapons
after the Cold War's end. Ohio-class submarines carried Trident C-4 and later the UGM-133 Trident D-5 missiles (up to 12 warheads). In 1990, the United
Nuclear_triad
1991 Successful Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) 15 April 22:10 UGM-133 Trident II (Trident D-5) USS West Virginia, ETR US Navy DASO-6 US Navy Sub-orbital
1991 in spaceflight (January–June)
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Force US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 9 May Successful 9 May UGM-133 Trident II USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740), ETR US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile
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Chemical compound
some polymersomes. PEG is a component of the propellent used in UGM-133M Trident II Missiles, in service with the United States Navy. PEG has been used
Polyethylene_glycol
Doctrine of military strategy
"Episode II: US Ballistic Missile Defense". Harvard International Review. 25 (3): 15–16. ISSN 0739-1854. JSTOR 43648994. "UGM-133 Trident D-5 - Missile
Mutually_assured_destruction
Free-fall gravity nuclear bomb
Establishment as "Cleo". When Skybolt was cancelled, the UK gained access to the UGM-27 Polaris missile and its W58 warhead, but they continued development of
WE.177
Military rocket launch site in Florida
the Snark missile program. It was formerly used to launch Bumper, BOMARC, UGM-27 Polaris, and Lockheed X-17 missiles. The pad was also the site of the
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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Relationship between the UK and the US
effectiveness" of fail-safe mechanisms on upgraded warheads for the British Trident II D5 missiles, and potentially the development of a new deterrent for the
Special_Relationship
submarines in the Royal Navy. The Trident II D5 ballistic missile replaced the United Kingdom's previous use of the UGM-27 Polaris ballistic missile, beginning
History of United Kingdom–United States relations
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× 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, firing: Mark 48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedoes, UGM-84C Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles, or RWM Italia smart sea mines Sonars:
List of active Royal Australian Navy ships
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Australian underwater naval vessel
Originally, the payload was a mixture of Gould Mark 48 Mod 4 torpedoes and UGM-84C Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles; previously carried by the Oberon-class
Collins-class_submarine
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