The US nuclear-powered submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) successfully launched Trident II D5LE the world's most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile

USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) has successfully launched a Trident II D5 Life Extension (D5LE) intercontinental ballistic missile. This was reported by the Lockheed Martin company.

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The US Navy conducted an event called Demonstration and Shakedown Operation-32 (DASO-32). The Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. At the time, the submarine was in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

DOSA-32 increased the number of successful Trident II test launches to 191 since the design of the intercontinental ballistic missile (1989). This is the longest series for a large ballistic missile.

Lockheed Martin claims that the Trident II D5LE is the world's most advanced ballistic missile. It is carried by US Ohio-class submarines and British Vanguard-class submarines. The missile has three stages, an inertial guidance system and a launch range of over 7,000 kilometres in full armour.

Source: Lockheed Martin