The Mirror21d
King Charles overrules late Queen Elizabeth to rename £1.5bn HMS Agincourt submarine
The seventh and final Astute-class submarine, which is under construction for the Royal Navy, was due to be named HMS Agincourt. It would have become the sixth vessel to be named after the battle ...
as.com21d
Advanced submarine makes disturbing discovery in unchartered waters, then suddenly vanishes
In early 2024, during a mission to investigate the seafloor beneath the Dotson Ice Shelf, an advanced autonomous submarine vanished ... NBA buzzer-beaters, world-class soccer goals, or MLB home ...
Newsweek21d
US Sends Nuclear-Powered Submarines to China's Backyard
Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...
The National Interest22d
The Royal Navy’s Final Astute-class Submarine Is Being Renamed—And Britons Aren’t Happy
There will be no quotes from William Shakespeare’s play Henry V used as the motto for the Royal Navy’s seventh and final Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The boat, which is now ...
Shephard Media22d
Last Astute-class submarine renamed HMS Achilles
The submarine was due to be named HMS Agincourt, but will now follow HMS Agamemnon's lead, being named after a warrior from the Iliad. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute ...
LBC22d
Navy bosses want to change name of submarine HMS Agincourt to 'avoid upsetting French'
The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS Achilles, as approved by The King. The name is appropriate in light of the 80th anniversaries this year of VE and VJ Day. Six ships have previously ...
BBC23d
Navy submarine name change is woke nonsense, says Shapps
Gavin Williamson, a Conservative former defence secretary, first announced the name Agincourt in 2018 for the under-construction vessel, the seventh of the Astute Class submarines to be commissioned.
London Evening Standard23d
Renaming of submarine Agincourt ‘woke nonsense’, says ex-defence secretary
The Astute-class hunter-killer submarine planned to be called HMS Agincourt will now be HMS Achilles. One of the Royal Navy’s seven Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine moves through ...
UK Defence Journal23d
Royal Navy renames final Astute-class submarine
In a surprising announceme nt on Sunday evening, the Royal Navy revealed that the seventh and final Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine, previously named HMS Agincourt, will now be called HMS ...
New York Post23d
UK navy mistook farting whale for phantom Russians trying to track their nuclear subs: report
The locations of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class attack subs and Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines are among the UK’s most closely guarded military secrets. They are designed to move ...
scmp.com23d
Chinese scientists build world’s first deep sea radar that detects high-flying aircraft
This groundbreaking deep sea radar has the potential to turn China’s submarines from prey to predator in the game of anti-submarine warfare. If an aircraft is equipped with cutting-edge sensors ...