The HMS Anson is the fifth Astute-class fast attack submarine in Royal Navy service—and the eighth vessel to bear the name of ...

Today's world military news (January 22) includes the following: Singapore equips itself with P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol ...

The Royal Navy's second newest Astute class submarine, HMS Anson, is in Gibraltar. The £1.3 billion nuclear submarine completed her sea trials in 2024, and docked in Gibraltar for the first time last ...

The Astute-class boats are the largest and most advanced attack submarines ever built for the Royal Navy. Great Britain’s Royal Navy (RN) doesn’t have the power projection capabilities it did during ...

The Royal Navy has nine nuclear-powered submarines. Four of them are the Vanguard class, tasked with providing the nation’s ...

As I noted in an April 11, 2025, article for The National Interest titled “The Royal Navy’s New Astute-class Submarine Is Nearing Active Service,” the Astute-class subs are the biggest and baddest (in ...

Britain will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered submarines, Sir Keir Starmer will announce as he unveils his much-anticipated defence review. In a bid to “ensure the UK rises to the challenge” of ...