A multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle is an exoatmospheric ballistic missile payload containing several warheads, each capable of being aimed to hit a different target. The concept is al
The MIRV U.S. Peacekeeper missile, with the re-entry vehicles highlighted in red.
Technicians secure a number of Mk12A re-entry vehicles on a Peacekeeper MIRV bus.
LGM-118A Peacekeeper MIRV at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Cut away diagram of a MIRV.
UGM-133 Trident II
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The UGM-133A Trident II, or Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, California, and deployed with the United States Navy and Royal Navy. It w
Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
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USS Kentucky firing a Trident II SLBM in 2015 as part of the DASO 26 test launch
USS Kentucky, an Ohio-class submarine of the US Navy
HMS Vigilant, a Vanguard-class submarine of the Royal Navy