The British Royal Navy is building a new class of nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines. The British subs will have the same missile compartment as the US Navy's new missile subs. The name of ...

Britain needed a nuclear submarine but had no reactor capable of powering one. So the Royal Navy secretly partnered with the ...

"Like the original Dreadnought it would make all competitors obsolete. That's precisely the sort of new thinking we must encourage." -- Michael Fallon, UK Secretary of State for Defence HMS ...

Summary: The British government is investing in the Dreadnought-class SSBN submarines to revitalize the Royal Navy and maintain a credible nuclear deterrent. -These submarines, set to enter service in ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The notion that a warship could go from being the world class to obsolete in a decade (perhaps less, given how quickly new ships outclassed Dreadnought) is almost ...

Aug. 23 (UPI) --A $64.8 million contract to General Dynamics to support work on the inner hull of the British nuclear submarine HMS Valiant has been awarded by the U.S. Navy. The ...

LONDON—Hours after Ukraine destroyed a Russian Kilo-class submarine sitting in dry dock, Britain’s top naval officer hailed a new era of naval warfare. Uncrewed vessels and automation have delivered a ...

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