One of five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, the submarine branch is often referred to as the “Silent Service” in reference ...

The Astute-class submarine is a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) designed and built by BAE Systems for the United ...

The Royal Navy is building 12 new SSN-AUKUS attack submarines, which are set to replace the UK's Astute class attack subs by ...

Keir Starmer will make the announcement as he unveils the Government's new Strategic Defence Review, which is expected to ...

An estimate of what the SSN-AUKUS next generation submarines could look like based on the previous Astute-class design (Picture: Metro) The new fleet will carry conventional weapons, but they will be ...

The UK will build "up to" 12 new attack submarines, the prime minister has announced, as the government unveils its major ...

A Royal Navy Astute-class nuclear powered submarine is pictured arriving in Gibraltar on Saturday. The submarine sailed into ...

Britain currently has a fleet of nine submarines, including four Vanguard vessels armed with the Trident nuclear system ...

Sir Keir Starmer is pledging that the UK will raise the rate at which it builds submarines to one every 18 months. That ...

COMMENT: As the prime minister announces plans for 12 new nuclear-powered submarines, former submariner David Bessell warns ...

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 ...