The Navy conducted a single missile flight test of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) ballistic missile from the Ohio-class submarine USS Maine off the coast of San Diego on Feb. 16.
The test on the Western Test Range followed the Maine’s demonstration and shakedown operation test flight on Feb. 12. The Navy said this test validated performance expectations of the D5LE Strategic Weapon System (SWS) “and gathered additional data on the SWS’ reliability, accuracy, and performance factors.”
The test marked the 178th successful missile launch of the Trident II D5 and D5LE systems combined.
