The Astute-class is the largest, most advanced and most powerful
attack submarine ever operated by the Royal Navy, combining
world-leading sensors, design and weaponry in a versatile vessel.
The submarines are nuclear-propelled and fuelled by a nuclear
reactor powerful enough to supply a city the size of Southampton.
Its advanced technology means the submarines will never need to be
refuelled. They employ the latest sonar technology, using the
largest number of hydrophones ever fitted to a submarine. Linked
with powerful onboard electronics these provide the submarines with
outstanding sensitivity. The Astute submarines are armed with the
latest versions of Spearfish heavy-weight torpedoes and Tomahawk
land-attack cruise missiles., Author: Professor Jonathan Gates is a
defence consultant whose career has spanned 35 years. In 2000 he
joined BAE Systems with responsibility for the integration of the
Type 45 destroyer design programme with the development of the
principal weapon system, Sea Viper. He is the author of the Haynes
Type 45 Destroyer Manual. He lives in Bath.
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