USS Maddox (DD-731) stands by as a Polaris missile fired by USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) breaks the surface of the Pacific Ocean, during Exercise Frigate Bird of Operation Dominic, May 6, 1962. Official U.S. Navy photograph from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
SSP is the Navy command responsible for sustaining the Navy’s SWS on the Ohio-class SSBN and supporting the integration of the D5LE weapon system on the new Columbia-class SSBNs. Looking to the future, SSP is actively modernizing the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad through development of the D5LE2 SWS and pioneering regional strike capabilities of the future through development of the nuclear-armed sea launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and the non-nuclear hypersonic conventional prompt strike system (CPS).
| Date Taken: | 04.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.09.2026 11:56 |
| Photo ID: | 9605250 |
| VIRIN: | 260409-N-N1701-1002 |
| Resolution: | 791x629 |
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| Location: | US |
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The Evolution of Strategic Systems Programs Across 70 years
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