At BAE Systems's Barrow-in-Furness facility, the ceremony marked the "birth" of the nuclear-powered and armed HMS Dreadnought, one of the most advanced submarines to date. Keel laying is the major ...

The keel for the latest HMS Dreadnought was laid down during a ceremony at the Devonshire Dock Hall at BAE Systems’ state-of-the-art submarine construction and assembly facility in Barrow-in ...

With regard to weapons, the HMS Dreadnought and its sister ships are expected to be armed with four 533 mm heavy torpedo tubes and 12 ballistic missile launch tubes for the Lockheed Trident II D5 ...

A keel-laying ceremony for first-of-class Dreadnought was held at BAE Systems Submarines yard in Barrow-in-Furness on 19 March. (BAE Systems) BAE Systems Submarines has laid the keel for the first ...

HMS Dreadnought has had her keel laid as construction of the vessel continues. She is the first of four third-generation ballistic missile submarines being built for the Royal Navy, nearly ten ...

HMS Dreadnought will be the first of the four Dreadnought class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) scheduled to enter service in the early 2030s. Following its keel-laying ceremony ...

The new Dreadnought-class submarines will soon prowl the globe's oceans, cutting silently under the waves while carrying Britain's arsenal of nuclear weapons. The four vessels – HMS ...

The Royal Navy plans to operate the four new Dreadnought-class submarines for at least 30 years. The Royal Navy is getting closer to introducing a new type of nuclear submarine. In March ...

delivering the Astute and Dreadnought submarine programmes for the UK’s Royal Navy that form the UK’s at-sea nuclear deterrent. Last week Keir Starmer laid the keel to the first Dreadnought ...

With tensions rising around the world, the Royal Navy has placed a £31bn order for four Dreadnought-class submarines, which will replace the nuclear-armed Vanguard boats, as well as a fleet of ...

The submarines are based at Faslane, near Glasgow, and are currently being replaced by new Dreadnought submarines, being built at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. In day-to-day operations, the UK’s ...