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The boats of the Astute class are powered by a Rolls-Royce PWR2 (Core H) (a pressurised water reactor) and fitted with a pump-jet propulsor. The PWR2 reactor was developed for the Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines and has a 25-year lifespan without the need for refuelling.
Also onboard the Astute Class of submarines is the lethal Spearfish torpedo. Weighing nearly two tonnes, this heavyweight torpedo can attack targets up to 14 miles away (which can increase to 30 miles at low speed) and is capable of blowing an enemy submarine clean out of the water.
17 lut 2023 · Despite their elongated development and construction time, the Astute class submarines represent a major jump in capability over their Trafalgar class predecessors that were based on 1960s and 70s technologies.
The Astute-class submarines are the first nuclear submarines to be fully designed using a three-dimensional, computer-aided environment. The submarines are 97m long and weigh 7,400t. They have a maximum operational endurance of 90 days and can reach speeds of up to 29 knots.
HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead boat of her class. Astute is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to be named after the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment—the first was the World War II-era Amphion-class Astute.
10 gru 2020 · The Astute class are the largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy, combining world leading sensors, design and weaponry in a versatile vessel. The class have provision for up-to 38 weapons in six 21-inch torpedo tubes.
4 paź 2024 · HMS Agamemnon, the penultimate Astute-class submarine built for the UK’s Silent Service, has been formally launched at BAE Systems’ facility in Barrow, following a delicate operation to move the 7,400-tonne boat from the construction hall into the neighbouring basin.
