Submarine-launched ballistic missile

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Types of SLBMs

Montage of the launch of a Trident C4 SLBM and the paths of its reentry vehicles

Specific types of SLBMs (current, past and under development) include:

 United States of America (also known as Fleet Ballistic Missiles)

• UGM-27 Polaris (A1 through A3) – Decommissioned
• UGM-73 Poseidon (C3) – Decommissioned
• UGM-96 Trident I (C4) – Decommissioned
• UGM-133 Trident II (D5) – Operational

/ Soviet Union / Russian Federation

• R-13 NATO name SS-N-4 – Decommissioned
• R-21 NATO name SS-N-5 – Decommissioned
• RSM-25^[5] R-27 NATO name SS-N-6 – Decommissioned
• RSM-40^[5] R-29 "Vysota", NATO name SS-N-8 "Sawfly" – Decommissioned
• R-27K, NATO name SS-NX-13 – designed for anti-ship use, never operational^[6]
• RSM-45 R-31 NATO name SS-N-17 "Snipe"^[5] – Decommissioned
• RSM-50^[5] R-29R "Vysota", NATO name SS-N-18 "Stingray" – Operational
• RSM-52^[5] R-39 "Rif", NATO name SS-N-20 "Sturgeon" – Decommissioned
• RSM-54 R-29RM "Shtil", NATO name SS-N-23 "Skiff" – Decommissioned (last ship is now under rebuild to R-29RMU "Sineva")^[7]
• RSM-54 R-29RMU "Sineva", NATO name SS-N-23 "Skiff" – Operational
• RSM-54 R-29RMU2 "Layner" – Operational
• RSM-56 R-30 "Bulava", SS-NX-32^[8] – Operational

 United Kingdom

• UGM-27 Polaris (A3) and Chevaline – Decommissioned
• UGM-133 Trident II (D5) – Operational

 France

• M1 – Decommissioned
• M2 – Decommissioned
• M20 – Decommissioned
• M4 – Decommissioned
• M45 – Operational
• M51 – Operational

 People's Liberation Army Navy

• JL-1^[9] Decommissioned
• JL-2 – Operational

 India

• K-15 Sagarika^[10] – Developed and tested. Awaiting Arihant class submarines
• K-4^[11] – Tested, Pending integration into INS Arihant.
• K-5 – Under development