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A-10 Flies Armed Airborne Escort in Exercise with a Ballistic Missile Submarine
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The Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) received an airborne escort while surfaced in the Pacific Ocean, exercising with a U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II.
Trident II D5 ballistic missile takes flight in the background of another Trident II D5.
One form this can take is an Armed Airborne Escort, also known as AAE, as demonstrated during the exercise on Jul.
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft escorts Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) in the Pacific Ocean, July 28, 2026.
Royal Navy submarine HMS Vanguard (S28) with the armor plating highlighted.