US Navy Test Fires Trident II SLBM


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On May 9, the USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740), an Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine, successfully test fired a Trident II D5 sub-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). Conducted as part of a general refueling overhaul of the weapons system, the launch marks the missile’s 172nd successful test since its introduction in 1989.

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Masao Dahlgren, "US Navy Test Fires Trident II SLBM," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 10, 2019, last modified May 10, 2019, https://missilethreat.csis.org/us-navy-test-fires-trident-ii-slbm/.