Trident successor programme
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The Trident successor programme is the United Kingdom’s initiative to replace its current fleet of nuclear-armed Vanguard-class submarines with new ballistic missile submarines to maintain the country’s continuous at-sea deterrent.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| UK Trident programme | 1 |
| UK Trident programme on Vanguard-class | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defence procurement programme
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nuclear weapons modernisation programme ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dreadnought-class submarine programme
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Successor programme ⓘ Successor submarine programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedForcesBranch | Royal Navy Submarine Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2016 ⓘ |
| controversy |
cost
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nuclear disarmament concerns ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designFeature | Common Missile Compartment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deterrentPosture | continuous at-sea deterrent ⓘ |
| estimatedCostCategory | tens of billions of pounds ⓘ |
| firstOfClass | HMS Dreadnought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fleetSizePlanned | 4 submarines ⓘ |
| governedBy | UK defence white papers ⓘ |
| homePort | Faslane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industrialPrimeContractor | BAE Systems Submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialConceptPhaseStart | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| internationalCooperation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyIndustrialPartner |
Babcock International
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Rolls-Royce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainGateApproval | July 2016 ⓘ |
| managingOrganisation | UK Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missileType | submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ |
| nuclearArmament | yes ⓘ |
| nuclearPropulsion | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| otherPlannedBoats |
HMS King George VI
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HMS Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Warspite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryApprovalVote | March 2007 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryOversightBody | House of Commons Defence Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedEntryIntoService | early 2030s ⓘ |
| plannedServiceLife | into the 2060s ⓘ |
| policyFramework | UK nuclear deterrent policy ⓘ |
| politicalLevelDecisionMaker | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBase | HMNB Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintain continuous at-sea deterrent
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replacement of Vanguard-class submarines ⓘ |
| reliantOn | Trident II D5 life-extension programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Vanguard-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTechnologyWith | US Columbia-class submarine programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicDeterrentLocation | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| submarineClassName | Dreadnought-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | UK Trident programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWeaponSystem | Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | nuclear warhead ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines
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nuclearWeaponSystem
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Trident successor programme
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this entity surface form:
UK Trident programme
this entity surface form:
UK Trident programme on Vanguard-class