• Naval Warfare

  UK government defends nuclear submarine fleet after missile misfire

  21st February 2024

  The UK Royal Navy’s Vanguard-class of ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) provide the UK with its continuous-at-sea deterrent (CASD) coverage and have done so since 1994. The Vanguards will themselves be replaced by the new Dreadnought-class SSBNs from the 2030s.

• Naval Warfare

  US Navy to invest more than $32 billion in shipbuilding in FY2025

  18th March 2024

  The service’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year included the procurement of six battle force ships.

• Defence Notes

  Can the US overcome Russian and Chinese nuclear capabilities?

  10th April 2024

  Washington’s ageing inventory and the pace Moscow and Beijing have been modernising their capabilities put in check the US Nuclear deterrence.

• Naval Warfare

  General Dynamics to provide Common Missile Compartment subsystems

  15th July 2022

  The CMC will be installed on USN Columbia-class and RN Dreadnought-class boats.

• Naval Warfare

  General Dynamics Electric Boat supports US-UK strategic weapon programme

  20th May 2022

  A contract modification covers the production of support kits for strategic weapons deployed on UK RN submarines.

• Naval Warfare

  Dreadnought nuclear deterrent submarine programme progresses with new contracts

  9th May 2022

  HMS Dreadnought is scheduled to enter service in the early 2030s as the first of a new generation of SSBNs for the RN.

• Naval Warfare

  Draper continues involvement with Trident guidance system

  11th February 2022

  The USN has awarded another Mk 6 guidance system-related contract to the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory.

• Naval Warfare

  Lockheed Martin receives contract for Trident missile system

  18th June 2021

  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to provide support and production services for the Trident missile system.

• Naval Warfare

  USN selects Common Missile Compartment subsystem provider

  31st March 2021

  Northrop Grumman will provider launcher subsystem hardware for new USN and RN submarines.

• Naval Warfare

  UK to expand nuclear weapons stockpile as long-awaited Integrated Review made public

  16th March 2021

  Information on the number of operational UK warheads will no longer be made public, in order to ‘complicate’ calculations of potential aggressors.

• Naval Warfare

  Lockheed Martin obtains another Trident contract modification

  15th March 2021

  Once again, funds for UK strategic nuclear deterrent are included in DoD contract modification, announced shortly before release of first part of Integrated Review.

• Naval Warfare

  USN orders Trident guidance systems

  1st March 2021

  Mk6 guidance systems will be installed on Trident II D5 missiles for the UK and US navies.

• Naval Warfare

  USN selects Lockheed for more Trident work

  15th December 2020

  Contract modification covers shipboard integration for UK and US submarines.

• Naval Warfare

  USN issues contract modification for submarine missile guidance technologies

  16th November 2020

  Deal covers hypersonic guidance, navigation and control applications for the Common Missile Compartment

• Defence Notes

  UK MoD says AWE sites to revert to public ownership in July 2021

  18th November 2020

  ​Announcing the decision to renationalise the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in early November, the UK government opted to bring this key element of its nuclear infrastructure back under direct control by the MoD.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Dreadnought Class (Successor Programme)

  Programme Background Requirements The Dreadnought-class, prior to being named in October 2016, was known as the Successor programme, which was approved by the government in May ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Surface-to-surface missiles

  UGM-133 Trident II

  The UGM-133 Trident II, also known as the Trident D5, is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) developed and produced by Lockheed Martin for the United ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Vanguard Class

  The UK Royal Navy’s Vanguard class of ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) provide the UK with its continuous-at-sea deterrent (CASD) coverage and have done so since 1994 ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Ohio Class

  The US Navy’s (USN’s) Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN’s) – known as the SSBN 726-class – provide the US with its sea-based nuclear deterrent. It ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Columbia Class

  The USN’s new Columbia-class SSBN, also known as the SSBN 826-class, is planned to replace the existing Ohio-class boats as the cornerstone of the US ...