The UK's nuclear deterrence relies on Washington in one key respect - a leading academic warns it leaves Britain exposed.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ... contract for development of the next generation of the Trident II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) D5 missile to continue the nation's sea-based strategic deterrence.

The missiles, designed in the US by Lockheed Martin, are jointly maintained ... while in-service Trident missiles are sent across the Atlantic for periodic refurbishing. Defence industry analyst ...

The Trident missiles rely on the US for maintenance which is done by the manufacturer Lockheed Martin; missiles have to return to the US for scheduled maintenance every few years. The UK also ...

On the other hand, Lockheed Martin makes the Trident missiles, and they are stored and maintained communally with those for the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class submarines at Kings Bay in Georgia.

As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, Estonian and Taiwanese troops were training ...