The UGM-96 Trident I, also called the C4, is a three stage, solid fueled submarine launched ballistic missile built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems for the United States Navy, capable of carrying up to eight W76 warheads. It succeeded the Poseidon missile and let submarines fire from greater distances from their targets. It entered service in 1979 and remained operational for 26 years before being retired in 2005 and replaced by the more capable Trident II. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class (category) Weapon Class (category)Submarine / Naval Vessel 2 Weapon ClassSubmarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) 2 Introduced Year Classification
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1. Wikidata: UGM-96 Trident I
Wikidata Q2044751, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: UGM-96 Trident I
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1979 to 2005
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American submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)
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The UGM-96 Trident I, or Trident C4, was an American submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, California.
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It was retired in 2005, having been replaced by the Trident II.
- Operated By: United States Navy, infobox used_by/operator field: 'United States Navy'
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