Rolls-Royce is to supply 12 MTU diesel gensets to prime contractor BAE Systems for the first three Type 26 Global Combat Ships due to go into service with the U.K Royal Navy. The deal means that the ...

The UK Ministry of Defence has returned to French naval prime Naval Group for four additional Fresh Water Cooling Heat Exchanger (HEATEX) units, intended to be installed at a future date on the Astute ...

Key Points and Summary on Astute-Class Submarines - The Royal Navy's Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are among the most advanced in the world, combining cutting-edge stealth, ...

Nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute returns to base at Faslane on the Clyde accompanied by two tug boats - PA/Alamy The Royal Navy plans to replace the tugs that guide Britain’s £1bn nuclear ...

Britain's submarine HMS Astute emerges from its berth at the BAE Systems shipyard on June 8, 2007, in Barrow-in-Furness, England. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) LONDON (AP) — Two people have been ...

The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded £3.95 billion (currently ~$4,81 billion) of funding to BAE Systems for the next phase of the UK's next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine program, known ...

Five Royal Navy warships have been named HMS Agamemnon after the legendary Greek king who commanded the Achaens during the Trojan War. This has included the 64-gun third-rate ship-of-the-line that ...

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 ...

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 ...

What You Need to Know: The British Astute-class submarines are among the most advanced nuclear-powered submarines in the world. Known for their stealth, endurance, and cutting-edge technology, their ...

(Reuters) - The British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute ran aground off the coast of northwest Scotland on Friday, a Ministry of Defense (MoD) spokesman said. Commissioned into the navy in August ...