Astute programme
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The Astute programme is the United Kingdom’s initiative to design, build, and deploy its latest generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines for the Royal Navy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astute programme canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defence procurement programme
ⓘ
submarine construction programme ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SSN ⓘ |
| armament |
Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
ⓘ
surface form:
Spearfish torpedo
Tomahawk cruise missile ⓘ |
| armamentLaunchSystem | 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| customer |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Ministry of Defence
|
| designAuthority | BAE Systems Submarines ⓘ |
| designPhaseStart | early 1990s ⓘ |
| domain |
military technology
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| firstContractAwarded | 1997 ⓘ |
| firstOfClass | HMS Astute ⓘ |
| firstOfClassCommissioned | 2010 ⓘ |
| firstOfClassLaidDown | 1999 ⓘ |
| firstOfClassLaunched | 2007 ⓘ |
| fleetRole |
attack submarine
ⓘ
hunter-killer submarine ⓘ |
| industrialBase | UK submarine industrial base ⓘ |
| locationCountry | England ⓘ |
| managedBy | Defence Equipment and Support ⓘ |
| mission |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ land-attack strike ⓘ special forces support ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| primaryContractor | BAE Systems Submarines ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear propulsion ⓘ |
| propulsionFeature | reactor designed not to require refuelling during service life ⓘ |
| purpose |
build nuclear-powered attack submarines
ⓘ
deploy nuclear-powered attack submarines ⓘ design nuclear-powered attack submarines ⓘ |
| reactorDesignation | PWR2 ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier |
Rolls-Royce plc
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce
|
| reactorType | pressurised water reactor ⓘ |
| replaces |
Swiftsure-class submarine
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiftsure-class submarines
Trafalgar-class submarine ⓘ
surface form:
Trafalgar-class submarines
|
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Submarine Service ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Barrow-in-Furness
ⓘ
Devonshire Dock Hall ⓘ |
| startPoint | 1990s ⓘ |
| status |
in service
ⓘ
under construction ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | maintaining continuous UK nuclear-powered attack submarine capability ⓘ |
| submarineClass | Astute-class submarine ⓘ |
| submarineType | nuclear-powered attack submarine ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Trafalgar-class submarine
ⓘ
surface form:
Trafalgar-class submarine programme
|
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