To follow the HMS Daring post
HMS Astute
When Astute, Ambush, Artful and Audacious enter service, they will be the largest and most powerful nuclear attack submarines ever built for the Royal Navy, equipped with the world’s most advanced sonar system, Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of delivering pin-point strikes 2,000km from the coast.
Sonar 2076 has the world’s largest number of hydrophones providing the RN with the “biggest ears” of any sonar system in service today.Astute's sonar is so advanced that if she was lying in the English Channel she would be able to detect ships leaving New York harbour 3,000 nautical miles away (although the details of how she can do this are classified).
Able to circumnavigate the entire globe while submerged she will be able to carry 38 torpedoes and missiles - more than any previous RN submarine.
Astute’s Captain will never have to hunch over an optical periscope - a range of equipment including thermal imaging cameras and low light video will enable Astute to capture and then analyse surface images.
Allthough, as with many British Army and Navy projects it was overbudget, the engineering and final build is an amazing piece of equipment. And my in no way edudcated opinion of submarines, the most awsome submarine at sea today
HMS Astute
When Astute, Ambush, Artful and Audacious enter service, they will be the largest and most powerful nuclear attack submarines ever built for the Royal Navy, equipped with the world’s most advanced sonar system, Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of delivering pin-point strikes 2,000km from the coast.
Sonar 2076 has the world’s largest number of hydrophones providing the RN with the “biggest ears” of any sonar system in service today.Astute's sonar is so advanced that if she was lying in the English Channel she would be able to detect ships leaving New York harbour 3,000 nautical miles away (although the details of how she can do this are classified).
Able to circumnavigate the entire globe while submerged she will be able to carry 38 torpedoes and missiles - more than any previous RN submarine.
Astute’s Captain will never have to hunch over an optical periscope - a range of equipment including thermal imaging cameras and low light video will enable Astute to capture and then analyse surface images.
Allthough, as with many British Army and Navy projects it was overbudget, the engineering and final build is an amazing piece of equipment. And my in no way edudcated opinion of submarines, the most awsome submarine at sea today
