This episode captures the rollout of HMS Anson, one of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class nuclear submarines. It examines the ...
The HMS Anson is the fifth Astute-class fast attack submarine in Royal Navy service—and the eighth vessel to bear the name of George Anson, an 18th-century British admiral. Travel from the UK to ...
As I noted in an April 11, 2025, article for The National Interest titled “The Royal Navy’s New Astute-class Submarine Is Nearing Active Service,” the Astute-class subs are the biggest and baddest (in ...
The Astute-class submarine HMS Anson arrives at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia for a scheduled Submarine Maintenance Period. (Commonwealth of Australia) Australia has taken another step along the ...
A former British Royal Navy chief deemed the U.K. “no longer capable” of managing a nuclear submarine program. Retired Rear Adm. Philip Mathias said the country is failing to build the submarines ...
The United States fields a formidable fleet of both attack and missile submarines that represent the pinnacle of stealth and cutting-edge technology. However, other developed nations have also ...