As one of the most advanced nuclear submarines in the world, the Ohio-class sub is armed with a maximum of 20 Trident II D5 missiles.

The Royal Navy’s four Vanguard-class submarines are the cornerstone of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent.

Measuring two football fields in length and weighing 18,000 tons, the massive submarine carries 20 Trident 2 D5 missiles capable of striking targets up to 4,000 miles away.

As part of an update to Parliament on the progress of the Trident replacement program, Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released a concept image of the Royal Navy’s next ballistic ...

An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) off the coast of California on March 26, 2018.

It voted out, on party lines, language that prohibits deployment of a low-yield warhead on the Trident D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile.

The Pentagon is pursuing modifications to its existing Trident II D5 submarine-launched, nuclear-armed ballistic missile as part of a broader strategic effort to engineer a new "low-yield" warhead ...

Just one Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine would rank as the sixth largest nuclear power in the world, says Bryan Herrin, a Navy veteran who served on the class-namesake USS Ohio.

The new nuclear posture review (NPR) also details plans to develop an enhanced Trident D5 submarine-launched missile with a smaller warhead for "tactical" use, The Guardian reported.

The Trident II D5 is the latest generation of the Navy’s submarine-launched ballistic missiles and was first deployed in 1990, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The US Navy has highlighted the future of the US/UK seaborne nuclear deterrent by successfully launching a Trident II D5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) from the Ohio-class ballistic ...

As one of the most advanced nuclear submarines in the world, the Ohio-class sub is armed with a maximum of 20 Trident II D5 missiles.