The Royal Navy’s Dreadnought-class submarines are the most advanced nuclear deterrent Britain has ever built, featuring ...

The SSBN’s strategic weapon is the Trident II D5 missile, which provides increased range and accuracy over the now out-of-service Trident I C4 missile. SSBNs are specifically designed for ...

While possessing 12 nuclear Trident 2 D5 missiles, the sub can also carry four Spearfish heavyweight medium range torpedoes. A new propulsion system by Rolls-Royce will also be integrated into the ...

Per the terms of the deal, the company will design the upgraded missile, called the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2), which will be carried aboard COLUMBIA-class ballistic missile submarines to ...

The Ohio-class submarine can be equipped with about 20 Trident II ballistic missiles with a range of 12,000 kilometers (7,456 miles), according to South Korea’s military. “From this submarine ...