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Vanguard, Dreadnought, and Holbrook: a UK nuclear weapons upgrade triad
HMS Victorious is the second Vanguard-class submarine to undergo a LIFEX package ... programme that included a refuelling of its nuclear reactor. It is understood that the reactor of HMS ...
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U.S. Navy Arming Columbia-Class Submarines With Nuclear Missiles to Last for 60 Years
The U.S. Navy awarded defense contractor Lockheed Martin a $383 million contract to produce upgraded Trident II D5 missiles ...
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Cold War nuclear missile set to see almost a century of service
A Cold War nuclear missile will remain in service for a total of 94 years thanks to a US$383 million US Navy contract, with Lockheed Martin to modernize the submarine-launched Trident II missile and ...
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Rolls-Royce lands record £9B nuclear submarine contract in UK
The sub is powered by a nuclear reactor, so it can cruise undetected ... s submarine fleet is split between Astute-class attack submarines (SSNs) and Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines ...
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Putin SUBMARINE seen in channel in another Russian show of force – but Royal Navy ‘Swordfish’ sub-hunter keeps close eye
The reactors will supports new Dreadnought ... The Navy has four nuclear armed Vanguard class submarines armed with Trident 2 doomsday missiles. One is always at sea, as a deterrent, ready to ...
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UK opens new submarine centre to support nuclear deterrent vessels
is intended to improve submarine delivery, boost UK engineering capabilities and help maintain the nation’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent. That deterrent is currently delivered by the Vanguard ...