Britain will cut steel on the first SSN-AUKUS in 2027 to replace the Astute-class and the same BAE Barrow yards must still finish Astutes, build four Dreadnought SSBNs, and fix a fleet that has at times had all five Royal Navy attack boats unavailable

Britain will cut steel on the first SSN-AUKUS in 2027 to replace the Astute-class and the same BAE Barrow yards must still finish Astutes, build four Dreadnought SSBNs, and fix a fleet that has at times had all five Royal Navy attack boats unavailable

Britain will cut steel on the first SSN-AUKUS in 2027 at BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, the Astute-class replacement built with the U.S. and Australia. Rolls-Royce Derby supplies the reactor. All five Astutes have been unavailable at once.