Key Points and Summary – The Royal Navy’s nuclear deterrent relies on its four Vanguard-class submarines (SSBNs), which have maintained a Continuous At-Sea Deterrence...
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s HMS Vanguard and France’s Le Triomphant—both ballistic-missile submarines—accidentally collided while submerged on 3–4 February 2009. -Operating quietly on...
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s Dreadnought-class SSBNs will replace the Vanguard fleet and keep the UK’s continuous at-sea deterrent credible into the 2050s....
Key Points and Summary – The 2009 Vanguard–Le Triomphant submarine bump showed how stealthy, passive, near-silent SSBNs can be invisible to each other—and how...
Key Points and Summary – The United Kingdom’s sole nuclear deterrent rests in the silent depths of the ocean aboard four Vanguard-class submarines. -These...
Key Points and Summary – The Royal Navy’s four Vanguard-class submarines are the United Kingdom’s ultimate weapon and the cornerstone of its nuclear deterrent....
Key Points and Summary – The Royal Navy’s four Vanguard-class submarines are the cornerstone of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent. -Commissioned in the...
Summary and Key Points: The Royal Navy’s Vanguard-class nuclear submarines, Britain’s silent guardians at sea, recently tested the advanced Spearfish Mod 1 heavyweight torpedo....