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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 137th Successful Test Flight
The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight Feb. 22 of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin.
The Navy launched the unarmed missile from the submerged submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) in the Atlantic Ocean.
This test marked the 137th successful test flight of the D5 missile since 1989 – a reliability record unmatched by any other large ballistic missile or space launch vehicle.
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