The Key Data Points: The Astute-class submarine is Britain’s cutting-edge replacement for the aging Trafalgar-class attack subs. Developed by BAE Systems and featuring world-class technology, the ...

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 ...

The Astute-class is the Royal Navy’s most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine and the successor of the previous Trafalgar-class. The first of the class, the Astute, was launched in 2007. Though ...

Submarine warfare has been around since the American Civil War. In the decades since, subs have become high-tech military machines capable of taking part in a variety of missions. When people think of ...

Britain's sixth of seven Astute-class submarines being built has officially been named Agamemnon at BAE Systems' Submarines site in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. She takes her name from the ancient ...

The submarine was due to be named HMS Agincourt, but will now follow HMS Agamemnon’s lead, being named after a warrior from the Iliad. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute ...

April 19 (UPI) --BAE Systems in Britain has received a $1.77 billion Ministry of Defense contract to build a sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine for the Royal Navy. The Agamemnon will be ...

LONDON — HMS Artful, the third of seven new nuclear attack submarines destined for the Royal Navy, has started sea trials, the boat's builder, BAE Systems Submarines, said on Aug 13. The Astute-class ...

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 ...

April 28 (UPI) --BAE Systems debuted Britain's fourth Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine when it was rolled out of Devonshire Dock Hall Thursday, ahead of being lowered into the water Friday ...

Key Points and Summary - The Royal Navy's Astute-class is arguably the most advanced hunter-killer submarine ever built in the UK. -This 7,400-ton nuclear-powered "ghost" is a master of stealth, using ...