Common Missile Compartment

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The Common Missile Compartment is a standardized, modular ballistic missile launch section jointly developed for use in next-generation UK Dreadnought-class and US Columbia-class nuclear submarines.

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Common Missile Compartment canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naval military technology ⓘ
submarine missile compartment ⓘ
appliesToClass future UK SSBNs ⓘ
future US SSBNs ⓘ
associatedWithProgram UK Dreadnought-class SSBN program ⓘ
US Columbia-class SSBN program ⓘ
collaborationBetween United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
designedFor Trident II D5 missile ⓘ
ballistic missile launch ⓘ
submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ
designedToComplyWith US-UK nuclear cooperation agreements ⓘ
designGoal commonality between US and UK strategic submarines ⓘ
future missile flexibility ⓘ
improved maintainability ⓘ
developer BAE Systems ⓘ
General Dynamics Electric Boat ⓘ
UK Ministry of Defence ⓘ
US Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
developmentStatus in production for Columbia-class ⓘ
in production for Dreadnought-class ⓘ
hasComponent launch control systems ⓘ
missile tubes ⓘ
support systems for SLBMs ⓘ
hasFeature common design for US and UK SSBNs ⓘ
modular design ⓘ
standardized missile tubes ⓘ
locatedOn nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines ⓘ
missileTypeSupported Trident II D5 ⓘ
partOf Columbia-class submarine design ⓘ
Dreadnought-class submarine design ⓘ
platformType SSBN ⓘ
purpose enhance interoperability between US and UK SSBNs ⓘ
reduce development costs ⓘ
support life extension of sea-based nuclear deterrent ⓘ
replaces earlier unique UK missile compartment designs ⓘ
earlier unique US missile compartment designs ⓘ
role housing and launching SLBMs ⓘ
strategicRole sea-based nuclear deterrent ⓘ
timePeriod 21st century ⓘ
usedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedIn Columbia-class submarine ⓘ
Dreadnought-class submarine ⓘ

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