BAE Systems Submarine Concept

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/08/09/boost-for-british-steel-as-sheffield-forgemasters-wins-deal-to-s/

 

[covert_shores]

Added an article on SSN(R), aka MUFC...
http://www.hisutton.com/Royal_Navy_Submarine_SSN-R.html

The MoD did an industry day on it in October so hopefully still progressing, but seems it has already slipped two years....

 

[covert_shores]

New article on SSNR https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutt...ext-generation-british-attack-submarine-ssnr/

 

[bobbymike]

Great article thanks

 

[Hood]

Two £85 million contracts have been awarded to BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to begin concept work on SSN(R) and its reactor (PWR4?).
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/170m-investment-for-the-next-generation-of-royal-navy-submarines

This news has been pretty low key considering all the Aukus ruckus.

 

[Deleted member 2278]

Excellent! At least some lessons would appear to have been learned.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Pardon me, any sub related thread is going to get my attention.

if BAE get this true, it will change way to drive subs !
because today crew staring at dull instruments

The old 640-class SSBNs had a 3rd person TV display of the boat that the Ship Control Party watched.

The Ohios went back to "boring" instruments because the 3rd person display was found to reduce attention paid to it (and probably caused nasty screen burn back in the days of CRTs).

IIRC, The full details of the Mutual Defence Agreement have never been publicly disclosed. For all we know, the UK could use the US facilities at Kitsap (Pacific) or Kings (Atlantic) to upload nuclear warheads.

They certainly use Kings Bay to load the missiles proper, so it stands to reason that there is UK warhead storage there as well. Remember, UK Tridents have unique warheads, they don't use the US warheads.