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Aukus-class Submarine
The SSN-AUKUS, also known as the SSN-A, is a planned class of nuclear-powered attack submarine ( SSN) intended to enter service with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the late 2030s and Royal Australian Navy in the early 2040s. The class will replace the UK's and Australia's submarines. The UK commenced an ''Astute'' class replacement project in 2018, which was later named the Submersible Ship Nuclear Replacement (SSNR). The ongoing SSNR design was renamed SSN-AUKUS in March 2023, under the 2021 AUKUS trilateral security partnership, when Australia joined the programme and additional US technology was incorporated into the design. The UK plans to build up to twelve SSN-AUKUS submarines. Australia plans to build five SSN-AUKUS submarines in addition to acquiring three nuclear-powered submarines from the United States. When in service with the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy, submarine crews will train and patrol together and undertake joint maintenance and support. ...
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BAE Systems Submarines
BAE Systems Submarines,BAE Systems Submarine Solutions was split out from BAE Systems Marine and operated as such until January 2012. It was named BAE Systems Maritime - Submarines until 2017 before it became BAE Systems Submarines. is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems, based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and is responsible for the development and production of submarines. BAE Systems Submarines operates one of the few shipyards in the world capable of designing and building nuclear submarines, which has constructed all but three of the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarines since the Ship commissioning, commissioning of in 1963. The exceptions were , and , which were built by Cammell Laird. History The Barrow-in-Furness shipyard has been building submarines since was Ceremonial ship launching, launched for the Ottoman Navy in 1886 and the s for the Royal Navy were launched in 1901. The shipyard was formerly operated by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineeri ...
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