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 by Ed Adamczyk Washington DC (UPI) Feb 03, 2020
Lockheed Martin Space was awarded a $473.8 million contract for the U.S. Navy's Trident II life extension program, the Pentagon announced Friday. The Trident II (D5) Life Extension 2 Strategic Systems Programs Alteration Advanced Development Program is involved in modernization of subsystems of the submarine-based ballistic missiles, first deployed in 1990. The improvement of the missiles' subsystems -- launcher, navigation, fire control guidance, missile and re-entry -- are under constant improvement in the Strategic Systems Program. The Navy announced the life extension program, to make Trident II missiles usable until at least 2040, in 2002. The program aims to replace obsolete components at minimal cost through the use of commercial off-the-shelf hardware without compromising performance. Weapons aboard numerous Navy submarines, as well as four in Britain's Royal Navy, have been upgraded through the life extension program. The contract announced Friday with Lockheed Martin Space, based in Titusville, Fla., is expected to be completed by September 2026, with the majority of the work to be performed in the company's Denver facilities.
GenDyn awarded $300M to support Trident missile systems for USm Britain Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2019 General Dynamics received a $300 million contract to support Trident missile systems for the United States and Britain, the Department of Defense announced Monday. The contract funds work on American and British Trident II fleet ballistic missile submarines, guided missile submarines attack control systems and support equipment rework facilities for the missile systems, according to the announcement. The Trident II D5 missile, first deployed in 1990, is a submarine-launched fleet ballist ... read more
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