5. Ballistic Missile Trident II D5
Joined the Service in 1990
Producing company: Lockheed Martin
Price: $37.3 million
The Trident II D5, a cutting-edge submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), is a symbol of naval deterrence. This missile was created by Lockheed Martin and has been a vital part of the U.S. Navy’s sea-based strategic deterrent fleet since it entered service in 1990. The Trident II D5 can deploy multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) at a startling range of over 7,500 miles, assuring a widespread impact.
United States Department of Defense/Wikimedia Commons/Trident II D5 Ballistic Missile
Because of its unmatched precision and dependability as well as its capacity to be fired from submerged submarines, the Trident II D5 is a potent weapon in the strategic arsenal and is essential to preserving nuclear deterrence and world security.
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