the Astute-class was the first nuclear-powered submarine class designed entirely with 3D computer programming. This proved to be problematic. Integrating multiple systems into a single 3D model ...

As I noted in an April 11, 2025, article for The National Interest titled “The Royal Navy’s New Astute-class Submarine Is Nearing Active Service,” the Astute-class subs are the biggest and ...

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Under the plan, the first Aukus-class submarine, or SSN-AUKUS, a modified version of the UK’s Astute-class submarine, will be built in Great Britain in the late 2030s MOSCOW, March 14.