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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.
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.
9 sty 2023 · The Royal Navy’s Astute class submarines: Part 1 – development and delivery. In the first of a series of articles focussing on the Astute class SSNs, we look at the programme’s history and how decisions made decades ago continue to impact today’s fleet.
4 paź 2024 · HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarine built for the UK’s Silent Service, has been formally launched at BAE Systems’ facility in Barrow, following an operation to move the 7,400-tonne boat from the construction hall into the neighboring basin.
17 lut 2023 · The latest Spearfish Mod 1 is a very effective weapon and gives the Astute a substantial uplift in submarine or ship-killing capability over the Spearfish Mod 0 and Tigerfish Mod 2 that previously equipped RN SSNs.
1 paź 2024 · 6th Astute class submarine HMS Agamemnon rolled out of the build hall. HMS Agamemnon emerged from the Devonshire Dock Hall at Barrow today, marking the transition from the construction phase to the test and commissioning phase.
1 dzień temu · October 18, 2024, 12:19 (UTC +3) Royal Navy. Aircraft carrier strike groups from the Unites States (US) Navy and British Royal Navy have assembled in the North Sea for a colossal fortnight-long NATO exercise. The UK Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales and the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and NATO allies, is participating in ...
