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Navy/USMC

Navy’s Life-Extended Nuclear Missile Achieves Milestone

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

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Navy’s Life-Extended Nuclear Missile Achieves Milestone

Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The U.S. Navy loaded the first two life-extended Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles on an Ohio-class submarine last month, a service official said March 8.The event was a “significant milestone” for the nuclear-armed missile, said Adm. Bill Moran, vice chief of naval operations, who testified before the House Armed Services Committee during a hearing on nuclear deterrence.The Navy declined to say which submarine received the missiles or where the loading occurred. The Navy typically loads D-5s at Naval Submarine Base…

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