Britain has laid the keel for the Royal Navy's largest-ever submarine. At BAE Systems's Barrow-in-Furness facility, the ceremony marked the "birth" of the nuclear-powered and armed HMS Dreadnought, ...

Britain's four Vanguard-class ballistic-missile submarines carry the entire United Kingdom nuclear deterrent. Each 15,900-ton boat is powered by a Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor, runs at more than ...

Britain will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered submarines, Sir Keir Starmer will announce as he unveils his much-anticipated defence review. In a bid to "ensure the UK rises to the challenge" of ...

Britain’s Ministry of Defence says design work is already underway on new floating dry docks for the Royal Navy, a project intended to ease mounting pressure on submarine maintenance as the country ...

A keel-laying ceremony for first-of-class Dreadnought was held at BAE Systems Submarines yard in Barrow-in-Furness on 19 March. (BAE Systems) BAE Systems Submarines has laid the keel for the first of ...

Submarines have quietly become some of the most powerful weapons in modern naval warfare. With the ability to operate undetected beneath the ocean while carrying long-range missiles and advanced ...