News Archive: September 2011

Artful coming to life

Artful, the third Astute class submarine, has taken a big step towards coming “to life” with the successful commissioning of her diesel generators, which are [...]

HMS ASTUTE ARRIVES AT FASLANE FROM BUILD AT BARROW

HMS Astute is exceptional says her CO

“She’s a submarine – but boy is she different!” That is the verdict of Commander Iain Breckenridge, the Commanding Officer of first-of-class submarine HMS Astute, [...]

The Astute class submarines take shape inside the giant Devonshire Dock Hall

DDH celebrates 25th birthday

“A cathedral of engineering capability and one of the most impressive things I have seen in my life” was the reaction of the then Secretary [...]