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Pentagon pours $68.4M into nuclear missile upgrade as Draper takes helm of Trident II guidance
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $68.4 million contract to The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to supply interferometric fiber optic gyros (IFOGs) and related ...
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Columbia-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Biggest Nuclear Missile Submarine Ever Has 2 Big Problems
The U.S. Navy’s critical Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is facing significant delays and cost overruns.
An unarmed Trident II D5 Life Extension missile launches from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the coast of Florida during a planned test event from Sept. 17-21. (U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy ...
The Trident II D5LE has an unclassified range of over 7,500 miles and can reach speeds of up to Mach 24. Last week, a Navy ballistic missile submarine tested the US military’s nuclear deterrence ...
America’s Trident D5 missiles represent a bedrock of America’s national defense—meaning that they must occasionally be tested. The Trident II D5 missile, officially designated the UGM-133A, was ...
It's the second time in just a few months the US president has brought up nuclear submarines in response to Russian talk ...
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