Royal Navy Test Launches Trident II Nuclear SLBM
The Royal Navy Vanguard class SSBN, HMS Vigilant, successfully test launches a UGM-133 Trident II nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile.
The Vanguard class has a capacity to carry up to 16 Trident II SLBMs. UK Trident II's are equipped with UK-produced warheads, designed and manufactured by Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston and Burghfield, UK.