Atlas (SM-65, CGM-16): Former ICBM launched from silo, the rocket was modified and used in 1962-1963 for four crewed
Mercury-Atlas flights, and was used, along with the
Agena or
Centaur upper stages, as a medium-lift satellite and interplanetary probe launcher for NASA and the USAF. Original design, with "balloon tanks" and "1.5 staging," has since been retired and replaced with the
Atlas V, which has an internal structure similar to the Titan ICBM, but using conventional propellants.
Titan I (SM-68, HGM-25A): Based in underground launch complexes. Used LOX/RP-1 propellants like Atlas, but stored in conventional tanks.
Titan II (SM-68B, LGM-25C): Former hypergolic-fueled ICBM launched from silo, the rocket was used in 1965-1966 for ten crewed
Gemini flights and its two-stage core was modified into the heavy-lifting
Titan III and
Titan IV rockets. All Titan II, III, and IV models have since been retired.
France now only deploys submarine-launched ballistic missiles, with all land based IRBMs decommissioned in September 1996. The French Air Force and French Navy retain aircraft-carried nuclear-tipped cruise missiles (
ASMP-A) to fulfill the pre-strategic role (tactical-sized weapons used as "ultimate warning" before launching an all-out strategic strike).
M51 SLBM (three variants : M51.1 from 2010; M51.2 from 2015; M51.3 projected from 2025 onwards)
Jericho III is a road mobile
ICBM which entered service in 2008, a three-stage solid propellant missile with a payload of 1,000 to 1,300 kg with a range of 4,800 to 11,500 km[15] (2,982 to 7,180 miles).[16] In November 2011, Israel successfully test fired an ICBM believed to be an upgraded version of the Jericho III.[17]
The
U.S. Navy currently has 18
Ohio-class submarines deployed, of which 14 are designated
SSBNs and armed with 24 [citation needed]Trident IISLBMs each, for a total of 288 Trident II missiles equipped with 1,152
MIRV nuclear warheads.
Atlas (SM-65, CGM-16): Former ICBM launched from silo, the rocket was modified and used in 1962-1963 for four crewed
Mercury-Atlas flights, and was used, along with the
Agena or
Centaur upper stages, as a medium-lift satellite and interplanetary probe launcher for NASA and the USAF. Original design, with "balloon tanks" and "1.5 staging," has since been retired and replaced with the
Atlas V, which has an internal structure similar to the Titan ICBM, but using conventional propellants.
Titan I (SM-68, HGM-25A): Based in underground launch complexes. Used LOX/RP-1 propellants like Atlas, but stored in conventional tanks.
Titan II (SM-68B, LGM-25C): Former hypergolic-fueled ICBM launched from silo, the rocket was used in 1965-1966 for ten crewed
Gemini flights and its two-stage core was modified into the heavy-lifting
Titan III and
Titan IV rockets. All Titan II, III, and IV models have since been retired.
France now only deploys submarine-launched ballistic missiles, with all land based IRBMs decommissioned in September 1996. The French Air Force and French Navy retain aircraft-carried nuclear-tipped cruise missiles (
ASMP-A) to fulfill the pre-strategic role (tactical-sized weapons used as "ultimate warning" before launching an all-out strategic strike).
M51 SLBM (three variants : M51.1 from 2010; M51.2 from 2015; M51.3 projected from 2025 onwards)
Jericho III is a road mobile
ICBM which entered service in 2008, a three-stage solid propellant missile with a payload of 1,000 to 1,300 kg with a range of 4,800 to 11,500 km[15] (2,982 to 7,180 miles).[16] In November 2011, Israel successfully test fired an ICBM believed to be an upgraded version of the Jericho III.[17]
The
U.S. Navy currently has 18
Ohio-class submarines deployed, of which 14 are designated
SSBNs and armed with 24 [citation needed]Trident IISLBMs each, for a total of 288 Trident II missiles equipped with 1,152
MIRV nuclear warheads.