Trident I (C4) SLBM (m)
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Modeled by the Norseman
Range: Class 3000
(4,606 miles)Price: Un (30+ million)
Damage: Multiple Independent Re-Entry Vehicles (Shift-Y Nuclear Explosive, each)
Speed: Class 1000 (re-entry)
Material: In
Tracking: In
Description: Intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from submarines.
Contractor: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale, California
Weight: 73,000 pounds (33,142 kg)
Range: 4,000 Nautical Miles (4,606 miles)
Date Deployed: 1979
Services: Navy only.
Background: Trident I (C4) was first deployed in 1979 and is planned to be deployed until phased out in the early 2000s. Trident II (D5) was first deployed in 1990 and is planned to be deployed past 2020. The Trident II (D5) missile is also provided to the United Kingdom which equips the missile with UK warheads and deploys the missile on Vanguard Class UK submarines.