Navy Conducts Successful Test of Trident II D5 Missiles

By John Liang / May 2, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The Navy last Saturday conducted two successful test flights of the Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missile, Lockheed Martin said in a statement released today. The April 30 flights consisted of two missiles being launched from the USS Wyoming off the Florida coast. "The test was one in a continuing series of operational evaluation tests conducted by the Navy to monitor the safety, reliability, readiness and performance of the Trident II D5 Strategic Weapon System," Lockheed Martin said. The...

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