Trident (missile)
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This article is about the Trident missile. For a discussion of the British nuclear weapons program, see Trident (UK nuclear programme).
The Trident missile is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV). Originally developed by Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation, the missile is armed with thermonuclear warheads and is launched from nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). Trident missiles are carried by twelve[1] United States Navy Ohio-class submarines, with American warheads, as well as four Royal Navy Vanguard-class submarines, with British warheads. The missile is named after the mythological trident of Neptune.[2]
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Production history | |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Space Systems |
Specifications | |
Length | 13.41 m |
Width | 2.11 m |
Maximum speed | Mach 19 |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance by stellar sighting |
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