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Brian Everstine
September 24, 2026
Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy’s new nuclear warhead and reentry body for its Trident II D5 Life Extension missile has passed into the engineering and manufacturing design (EMD) phase, the service announced Sept. 24. The new W93 warhead and Mk. 7 aeroshell are key parts of the Trident II D5 Life Extension missile…
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