Astute-Class: Quiet as a Dolphin Each of the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered Astute-class fleet submarines (SSNs) has been outfitted with many technological firsts, including not having an optical ...

Best Royal Navy Submarine Ever? The Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarines are advanced nuclear-powered attack vessels designed for submarine hunting, surface warfare, land attacks, and ...

Submarine warfare has been around since the American Civil War. In the decades since, subs have become high-tech military machines capable of taking part in a variety of missions. When people ...

BAE, the primary contractor for building Britain’s submarines, began working on a new nuclear-powered submarine, the Astute-class. The Royal Navy started decommissioning their old Trafalgar ...

Astute Class submarines are the most powerful attack submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy. Anson, a 97m-long (318ft), 7,400-tonne, nuclear-powered vessel, is due to launch on water next year.

The sonar system on Astute-class submarines can detect ships up to 3,000 nautical miles away – the distance between the English Channel and New York. HMS Audacious carries Spearfish torpedoes ...

HMS Anson, the fifth Astute-class submarine has departed the company's shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria for HM Naval Base Clyde. The boat will then carry out sea trials before entering ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the changing world of underwater warfare. Open Source Intelligence is finally catching up with the Royal Navy’s ...

The submarine was due to be named HMS Agincourt, but will now follow HMS Agamemnon's lead, being named after a warrior from the Iliad. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute ...

Britain's sixth of seven Astute-class submarines being built has officially been named Agamemnon at BAE Systems' Submarines site in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. She takes her name from the ...

The Royal Navy’s penultimate Astute Class attack submarine attack submarine has been launched at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. HMS Agamemnon is the sixth of seven Astute Class submarines, ...

What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarines are cutting-edge nuclear-powered attack subs known for their advanced stealth, endurance, and firepower. Equipped with Rolls-Royce ...