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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This compares to 98 for the Astute Class and 135 aboard a Virginia Class boat. In an age when western submarine forces are struggling to attract and retain submariners the smaller crew may be a ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

April 28 (UPI) --BAE Systems debuted Britain's fourth Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine when it was rolled out of Devonshire Dock Hall Thursday, ahead of being lowered into the water Friday ...

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 ...