It's important in limiting the effect of drag on the missile. Whether it's a missile like the Trident or a conventional aircraft, the key to efficient flight is an aerodynamic body. Supersonic ...

The incident involved a $70 million Trident missile that both the US and UK have in their arsenal. Their high price is part of the reason these missiles are rarely tested by the British Navy.

A British nuclear missile test launch failed at a site off the coast of Florida, marking the second time in eight years that the country’s Trident 2 ballistic missiles have malfunctioned during ...

A nuclear-capable Trident II missile test launched in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on Jan. 30 reportedly splashed back down shortly after launching, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper.

The test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has failed, for the second time in a row. The latest test of the UK's nuclear deterrent was from HMS Vanguard and was seen by ...

An unarmed Trident missile splashed into the sea close to its launch site, the U.K. government confirmed on Wednesday, fueling scrutiny of the state of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. By Mark ...

Reports a test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has failed for the second time in a row has refocused attention on the UK's nuclear capability. The current Vanguard nuclear ...

The U.S. Navy currently arms its SSBNs (ship, submersible, ballistic, nuclear) with Lockheed Martin's Trident II D5 LE missiles. The weapons manufacturer first delivered the Trident II in 1990 ...