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 intelligence ...

Key Points and Summary - A comparison between the UK's Astute-class and the U.S. Virginia-class Block IV nuclear attack submarines reveals two highly capable but distinct designs shaped by national ...

Built by BAE Systems, the Astute is slated to become the Brit’s default SSN, replacing the Trafalgar class. In total, seven Astute submarines are expected to be built, culminating a project that began ...

If you are familiar with Greek mythology, or you've at least seen 2004's Troy movie, then the name Agamemnon might ring a bell or two. Not the most impressive of Greek kings, Agamemnon ruled over ...

This Submarine Is a Powerhouse: The Royal Navy is preparing to welcome HMS Agamemnon, its sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, into service by 2025. Capable of carrying nearly 40 ...

HMS Anson, the fifth Astute class submarine, which BAE Systems has designed and built for the Royal Navy, has departed the company's shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and headed out to open sea ...

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.

DELIVERED: EADS Defence & Security Systems Ltd. of the United Kingdom and its Kiel, Germany-based subsidiary Hagenuk Marinekommunikation have delivered three external communications systems for the ...

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Monday it has placed a 200 million pound ($395 million) order with BAE Systems to start building a fourth Astute class nuclear-powered ...

The naval commander in charge of a nuclear-powered submarine which ran aground off the Isle of Skye has been relieved of his command. HMS Astute was being put through sea trials when it got stuck last ...