FCET Success: SSBN Launches Fleet Ballistic Missiles
Story Number: NNS170216-21Release Date: 2/16/2017 3:30:00 PM
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By John M. Daniels, Strategic Systems Programs Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- An Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 9 completed a Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test (FCET) Feb. 16, resulting in four successful test flights of Trident II D5 missiles. Designated FCET-53, the operation spanned a three-day period.
The primary objective of an FCET is to obtain, under operationally representative conditions, valid reliability, accuracy, and performance of the missile system for use by Commander, Strategic Command and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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