Key Points and Summary - Britain’s Astute-class attack submarines, heirs to the Trafalgar boats, marry quiet nuclear propulsion with heavy punch—and that punch is growing. -Block V Tomahawks extend ...

As far as paper fleets go, the UK government’s plan to build up to 12 of the next generation SSN AUKUS (SSN-A) nuclear-powered attack submarines for the Royal Navy is right at the apogee of defence ...

They're set to replace the UK's Astute-class attack submarines by the 2030s. It comes as part of the UK government's bid to boost its armed forces amid rising global threats. The UK plans to build 12 ...

The newest sub in service of the Royal Navy is part of the Astute class of fast attack submarines. Fast attack submarines, like the HMS Agamemnon, are designed to wreak havoc on enemy shipping during ...

BAE Systems has received a potential $1.79 billion contract from the U.K.’s defense ministry to design and build a nuclear-powered attack submarine for the British navy. BAE said Wednesday that ...

Our fourth Astute class submarine, Audacious, has completed her first ever dive at our site in Barrow-in-Furness. Watch as the 7,400 tonne, 97-metre long attack submarine submerges beneath the water.