The Navy has successfully launched the 191st Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile during a shakedown cruise of the USS Louisiana, marking the boat’s readiness for deployment. Northrop Grumman [NOC], which builds the solid rocket motors that power the Trident, announced the successful launch on Oct. 2. The test was one element of the Navy’s Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 32 for the Louisiana, the planned last Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. An unarmed version of the missile was launched from the…
