US President Donald Trump said he ordered two nuclear submarines to strategic regions after provocative war-related remarks by former-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

US President Donald Trump says he has moved two “Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions” in response ...

Know more about the U.S. Navy contract awarded to Northrop Grumman to provide ongoing support for Trident II D-5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

The Trident II has a range of 7,360 kilometers, with a reentry speed of Mach 24, making the Ohio-class submarine capable of delivering nuclear weapons from anywhere in the world within minutes.

A Cold War nuclear missile will remain in service for a total of 94 years thanks to a US$383 million US Navy contract, with Lockheed Martin to modernize the submarine-launched Trident II missile ...

For SLBMs, the Ohio-class, which is being replaced by the Columbia-class, carries UGM-133A Trident II D5 missiles. These SLBMs are launched from vertical tubes within the submarines.

Lockheed-built Trident II missiles are designed to provide nuclear deterrence support for the Navy’s Ohio -class and U.K.’s Vanguard -class submarines.

The Pentagon is pursuing modifications to its existing Trident II D5 submarine-launched, nuclear-armed ballistic missile as part of a broader strategic effort to engineer a new “low-yield ...

As leading U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin secured a multi-million-dollar contract to design the military’s next-generation Trident II D5 ballistic missile, the Navy is hoping to secure its ...