Trident II D5 missile
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Trident missile family member
nuclear-capable ballistic missile
strategic weapon system
submarine-launched ballistic missile
The Trident II D5 missile is a submarine-launched, nuclear-capable ballistic missile used by the U.S. and U.K. navies as a key component of their strategic deterrent forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trident missile family member
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nuclear-capable ballistic missile ⓘ strategic weapon system ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Trident
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surface form:
Trident D5
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deploymentConcept | continuous at-sea deterrent ⓘ |
| deploymentPattern | multiple missiles per submarine ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform |
Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine
ⓘ
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines ⓘ
surface form:
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine
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| designedFor |
high accuracy
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long-range nuclear strike ⓘ |
| family |
Trident nuclear missile system
ⓘ
surface form:
Trident missile system
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| fuelType | solid propellant ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
GPS-aided guidance (later upgrades)
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inertial guidance ⓘ stellar (astro-inertial) guidance ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment | sea-based ⓘ |
| launchMethod | cold launch from submarine launch tube ⓘ |
| launchMode | submerged launch ⓘ |
| launchPlatformType | ballistic missile submarine ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lockheed Martin Space
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surface form:
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
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| missionType | strategic strike ⓘ |
| natoDesignation | UGM-133A ⓘ |
| operator |
UK Strategic Command Headquarters
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surface form:
UK Strategic Command
U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ
surface form:
US Strategic Command
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| partOf |
Trident nuclear missile system
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom strategic nuclear deterrent
United States nuclear triad ⓘ |
| predecessor | Trident I C4 ⓘ |
| primaryTargets |
countervalue targets
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hardened strategic targets ⓘ |
| propulsionType | three-stage solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| rangeCategory | intercontinental ⓘ |
| role | strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1990 ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| strategicRole | sea-based leg of nuclear triad ⓘ |
| treatyRelevance | subject to New START counting rules ⓘ |
| upgradeProgram | D5 Life Extension Program ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Navy
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| userNation |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| warheadDelivery | reentry vehicle ⓘ |
| warheadModel |
UK-designed thermonuclear warhead
ⓘ
W76 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ W88 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| warheadType |
MIRV
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multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Conventional Trident Modification
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U.S. Navy Trident II D5 system
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 missiles leased from the United States
subject surface form:
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile
subject surface form:
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston
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associatedWithWeaponSystem
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Trident II D5 missile
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this entity surface form:
Trident missile warheads
this entity surface form:
Trident missile guidance system
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 ballistic missile
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 missile (space and strategic systems role)
subject surface form:
Trident II
this entity surface form:
UGM-133 Trident II
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 ballistic missiles
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile
this entity surface form:
UGM-133 Trident II
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile
subject surface form:
Ohio-class SSBN
this entity surface form:
UGM-133 Trident II D5
subject surface form:
Ohio-class submarine
this entity surface form:
UGM-133 Trident II D5
this entity surface form:
UGM-133 Trident II D5
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5 system
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5
this entity surface form:
UGM-133 Trident II
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5
this entity surface form:
Trident II SLBM
this entity surface form:
UGM-133 Trident II
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5
this entity surface form:
UGM-133A Trident II
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5
this entity surface form:
Trident II D5