The Royal Navy’s Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarines are a study in contrasts: technologically brilliant yet ...

How quickly a submarine can move under the surface might surprise you, and these are the fastest the world militaries have to ...

The first Astute-class submarine, the HMS Astute, was commissioned in August 2010, but did not become fully operational until May 2014. Its builder, BAE Systems, described it as "the largest and ...

The Astute-class subs are the biggest and baddest attack submarines ever built for Great Britain’s Royal Navy As I noted in an April 11, 2025, article for The National Interest titled “ The ...

How many submarines will the UK have in the future? Two further Astute-class submarines, HMS Agamemnon and HMS Agincourt, are set to enter service in late 2025 and late 2026 respectively.

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 ...

The Astute -class boats are the largest and most advanced attack submarines ever built for the Royal Navy. Great Britain’s Royal Navy (RN) doesn’t have the power projection capabilities it did ...

The Astute class is Britain’s largest and most advanced fleet of submarines. The remaining four are Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), which carry the UK’s Trident nuclear ...

The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) has arrived in Devonport, Plymouth, ahead of starting its Mid Life Re-Validation Period, the service ...

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 ...

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 ...