The United States once again showed off its Ohio-class strategic missile cruiser. USA held
What is known
The exercise took place in the Atlantic Ocean.The United States sent the Ohio-class USS Tennessee there. She was accompanied by a British Vanguard-class submarine. Both strategic missile cruisers carry Trident II intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
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Usually the United States does not disclosethe location of their Ohio submarines, and now they even publish high-quality images that allow you to see the submarines. This time, in addition to two missile cruisers, the footage showed the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter.
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Britain is more cautious about itssubmarines. The Royal Navy decided not to reveal which Vanguard-class submarine was taking part in the exercise. In total, Great Britain has four cruisers of the Trident system.
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It is noteworthy that he flew over submarinesthe so-called "doomsday" Boeing E-6B Mercury. It is intended to provide communication between the US President and elements of the nuclear triad (ballistic intercontinental missiles, Ohio missile cruisers and strategic bombers).