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File:DASO Trident missile test firing on-board HMS Vigilant MOD 45159461.jpg

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English: Pictured is the Weapons Engineer Officers Tactical Trigger used to launch a Trident Missile.

HMS Vigilant conducting a successful firing of an unarmed Trident ballistic missile during a test launch at sea.

HMS Vigilant is one of four Vanguard Class submarines which maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent and this firing, the first in three years, confirms the credibility of the deterrent. The Vanguard submarines will be replaced from 2028 by the Successor which is currently being designed by British companies.

  • Organization: Royal Navy
  • Object Name: FJ120062058
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: People, Royal Navy, Equipment, Submarines, Ballistic
  • Keywords: Royal Navy, Personnel, Non-Identifiable, Sailor, Male, Rating, Rate, Equipment, Submarine, Ballistic, Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Force, SSBN, Vanguard Class, Actions, Firing, Trigger
  • Country: At Sea
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Author PO(Phot) Simmo Simpson
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(Reusing this file)		 Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).

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