Call for two attack submarines at sea at all times
Two of the five Astute class submarines should be deployable and operational at all times, one patrolling northern waters and a second alongside the deterrent, the 878 Institute says.
Attack boats stayed in harbour all summer, report warns
No Astute class submarine was operationally deployed through summer 2026, with all five alongside in British harbours, a new 878 Institute briefing says.
Reactor core plant upgrades for Dreadnought delivered
The major facility upgrades needed to produce reactor cores for the Dreadnought submarines have been delivered, with work now focused on final commissioning and on manufacturing the cores themselves.
Submarine berth programme being recovered at Devonport
Ministers have said there are still challenges to delivering the programme rebuilding the submarine berths at Devonport and that the delivery team is working with the assurance authority and the contractor to recover it.
Advanced new naval anti-air missiles to arrive later this year
Deliveries of new Aster Block 1 missiles will begin later this year, and considerable progress has been made over the past twelve months in upgrading the existing stock to the same standard, though the number converted so far is being withheld on security grounds.
Britain’s most powerful nuclear sub enters final build phase
The Dreadnought programme has entered a phase that will take the first boat through the completion of her build, sea trials and certification before she enters service in the early 2030s.
SNP defence policy attacked by UK Defence Secretary
The Defence Secretary has called the Scottish National Party's support for unilateral nuclear disarmament a white flag policy and said the party must explain how it would square that with membership of a nuclear alliance.
UK Defence Secretary warns Putin may yet turn on NATO
Wes Streeting said that he does not think Putin would be foolish enough to seek a direct war with NATO today, but that he cannot be certain he will not try at some point in the future.
Royal Navy film remembers submarines that never returned
The Royal Navy has released a remembrance film marking 125 years of the Submarine Service, made in memory of the nearly 6,000 submariners and more than 150 submarines that never came home, according to the Royal Navy.
British firms test AUKUS underwater tech off San Diego
Two British companies funded by UK Defence Innovation have taken underwater communications and autonomy software to Maritime Big Play, the trilateral exercise held off San Diego last week.
