L3Harris wins Trident flight test instrumentation deal

US' sea-based Trident II D5 nuclear missile to get tracking upgrade

The Department of Defense announced a significant contract modification for L3Harris Technologies. The goal is to make sure the Pentagon can track every detail of the Trident II D5’s flight from the moment it launches. The contract modification will sustain and modernize flight-test instrumentation for the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The funding announced on May 1, 2026 reportedly covers engineering services and da…

L3Harris wins Trident flight test instrumentation deal

L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract modification to provide services and support for flight test instrumentation systems for the Trident II Strategic Weapon System, with work including activity at the Barrow-in-Furness facility in the United Kingdom. The modification, awarded to L3Harris subsidiary Interstate Electronics Corporation in Anaheim, California, covers “new procurement options under a previously awarded and announced con…