Lockheed Martin received $581.2 million to produce Trident II D5 ballistic missiles for nuclear warheads

American defense company Lockheed Martin will produce Trident II D5 ballistic missiles for the U.S. Navy.

Here's What We Know

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $581.2 billion contract. The missiles are to be launched from submarines. In addition, the company must integrate ballistic missiles for use on next-generation submarines of the two allied nations.

Work under the signed agreement will be carried out at Lockheed Martin plants in different parts of the United States. In this case, the total value of the contract may increase to $ 1.2 billion. The deadline - September 2027.

Flashback

The Trident II D5 is a fourth-generation three-stage missile developed at the end of the 20th century. It is considered one of the best nuclear missiles in the world, designed to be launched from nuclear-powered submarines like the USS Rhode Island, which recently arrived in the Mediterranean Sea.

As of 2018, more than half of the United States' nuclear arsenal and all of Britain's nuclear warheads were deployed on the Trident II D5. The ballistic missile carriers are Ohio-class submarines in the United States and Vanguard in Great Britain.

Source: U.S. Department of Defense