USS Wyoming Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missiles

The US Navy successfully conducted a scheduled two-missile test launch of un-armed life-extended Trident D5LE nuclear missiles on Friday off the coast of Cape Canaveral  

Daily Mail: Biden's warning to China: USS Wyoming test launches Trident II nuclear missiles off Cape Canaveral after Beijing warned of nuclear war risk over AUKUS submarine pact 

* The US Navy successfully conducted a scheduled two-missile test launch of un-armed life-extended Trident D5LE nuclear missiles on Friday 

* The USS Wyoming (SSBN-742), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, tested two Trident II missiles before sending them to join the fleet 

* The US has a fleet of 14 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines which have completed 184 successful missile test flights 

* The ballistic missile submarines primarily serve as deterrence 

* The Navy stated the tests are scheduled years in advance and 'not conducted in response to any ongoing world events, nor as a demonstration of power' 

* On Thursday, Australia announced they will build nuclear-powered submarines in a historic new alliance with US and UK 

* The move will hugely expand Australian military capability in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China 

The US Navy successfully conducted a scheduled two-missile test launch of un-armed life-extended Trident D5LE nuclear missiles from the USS Wyoming on Friday. 

The USS Wyoming (SSBN-742), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was floating off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida when it completed the test, which was part of a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation, designated DASO-31. 

A DASO is conducted to asses the fitness of the ballistic missile submarine and its crew before being sent out for operational deployment after the ship's refueling overhaul.  

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Update #1: USS Wyoming Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missiles (America's Navy)  

Update #2: US Conducts Successful Test of Trident II Missile, Navy Says (Sputnik)  

WNU Editor: The U.S. is sending a message (see below):

#USSWyoming successfully tests Trident II D5LE missiles over the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 17th. These tests underscore our readiness and capability for 21st Century Strategic Deterrence. #ForceToBeReckonedWith

DETAILS: https://t.co/TyBMNJVqG2#DASO31 #SSBN742 @COMSUBLANT pic.twitter.com/X10VBbB16T

— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) September 18, 2021