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General Dynamics to support Trident II systems

Issue No. 2 | January 16-31, 2012

The US Navy recently awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $95.9 million contract for production and deployed-systems support of US and UK Trident II submarine strategic weapons systems, including the SSBN firecontrol system, the SSGN attack weapon-control system, the US SSBN-replacement and the UK SSBN-successor common missile compartment.

The contract has a maximum value of $225 million if all options are exercised. General Dynamics Advanced Informational Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics.

The Trident submarine force is the backbone of the US and UK navies’ nuclear deterrence strategies. To ensure this capability remains at peak readiness and safety, the US Navy undertook the D5 life extension programme in 2002 to replace ageing components of the Trident II missile.