Despite growing concerns about the consequences of a second Trump presidency for Australia, the newly re-elected Labor party remains committed to AUKUS. An unexplored factor in Australia’s continued ...

The Royal Navy plans to replace the tugs that guide Britain’s £1bn nuclear submarines through narrow Scottish lochs as part ...

This video captures a rare and strategic moment as the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, operates alongside an Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine in open waters.

As I noted in an April 11, 2025, article for The National Interest titled “The Royal Navy’s New Astute-class Submarine ... attack submarines ever built for Great Britain’s Royal Navy ...

A shipyard currently building the UK's next-generation nuclear submarines is on fire ... In 2018, fire broke out on the fifth Astute-class vessel as it was being built at the site, and a year ...

HMS Agamemnon, the penultimate Astute-class submarine built for the UK’s Silent Service at a cost of £1.65billion, has been formally launched at BAE Systems’ facility in Barrow, underscoring ...

BAE Systems Submarines, said the roll-out/launch was a “hugely significant milestone for everyone” involved with Agamemnon and the Astute programme. “The design and build of a nuclear ...

HMS Agamemnon is the sixth of seven Astute Class submarines, all of which have been designed and built at BAE’s Barrow shipyard, which was founded in 1871 and launched its first submarine in 1886. The ...

The Astute Class boats are the largest and most advanced attack submarines ever built for the Royal Navy. Their state-of-the-art technology, powered by a Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor ...

The Astute Class boats are unlike any other built for the navy. They never have to be refuelled and create their own oxygen and drinking water for their 98 crew members. This means the submarine ...

“The design and build of a nuclear-powered submarine ... In addition to working on the seventh and final Astute submarine, the site will also play a fundamental role in developing submarines ...