A Trident nuclear missile has failed its second test launch, crash-landing close to the submarine that had deployed it. Having taken place off the coast of Florida at the end of January, the unarmed ...

One of the UK's Trident-carrying submarines is always on patrol Reports a test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has failed for the second time in a row has refocused attention ...

The UK has tested Trident missiles 12 times since the weapons entered service in 1994, with each missile costing £17 million. The most recent missile tested by HMS Vanguard on January 30 is reported ...

A nuclear submarine of either the United States or the Royal UK Navy likely test fired a UGM-133 Trident II D5 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) in the North Atlantic on September 21, 2025.

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The UK's nuclear deterrent submarines have one core mission - to maintain a continuous ability to launch a strike at any moment upon the order of the prime minister, without failure. Any suggestion of ...