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Navy Conducts Successful Trident Missile Test

Navy Conducts Successful Trident Missile Test
The USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) launches one of two missile flight tests of unarmed life-extended Trident II D5LE missiles as part of a planned demonstration to evaluate the submarine’s readiness following an overhaul. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy successfully conducted a two-missile flight test of unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missiles from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) on Sept. 17. This test was part of a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation, called DASO-31, that aimed to evaluate and demonstrate the readiness of the submarine’s Strategic Weapon System and crew before operational deployment. This came after the vessel’s engineered refueling overhaul. The test occurred at the Eastern Test Range off the coast of Cape Canaveral,…

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