M45 SLBM
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The M45 SLBM is a French submarine-launched ballistic missile designed to deliver nuclear warheads as part of France’s sea-based strategic deterrent.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M45 submarine-launched ballistic missile | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strategic ballistic missile
ⓘ
submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ |
| alternativeName | M45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | French strategic oceanic force ⓘ |
| category |
French ballistic missile
ⓘ
sea-launched nuclear weapon ⓘ strategic nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| deploymentEnvironment | submarine-based ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod | submerged launch ⓘ |
| deploymentRole | strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| designedBy | French aerospace industry ⓘ |
| designedFor | second-strike capability ⓘ |
| developedBy | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
astro-inertial guidance
ⓘ
inertial guidance ⓘ |
| introduced | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
Le Terrible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Triomphant NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Téméraire NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Vigilant NERFINISHED ⓘ Triomphant-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Aérospatiale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EADS Astrium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearCapability | yes ⓘ |
| nuclearWarheadYield | TN 75 class yield (hundreds of kilotons) ⓘ |
| operator | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originProgram | French SLBM program ⓘ |
| partOf |
French nuclear deterrent
ⓘ
French sea-based nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| propellantType | solid fuel ⓘ |
| range |
about 3700 miles
ⓘ
approximately 6000 km ⓘ |
| replaced | M4 SLBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | French Navy Strategic Oceanic Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1996 ⓘ |
| stages | 3 ⓘ |
| status |
being progressively replaced by M51
ⓘ
in service (early 2000s) ⓘ |
| successor | M51 SLBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Force océanique stratégique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | post-Cold War era ⓘ |
| warheadCount | up to 6 MIRVs ⓘ |
| warheadDelivery | multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ |
| warheadModel | TN 75 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
M45 submarine-launched ballistic missile