Royal Navy: HMS Astute to undergo mid-life upgrade

The Royal Navy’s hunter-killer submarine, HMS Astute, has arrived in Devonport, where it will be handed over to the team at Babcock for its multi-million-pound mid-life re-validation period (MLRP).

Credit: Royal Navy

Astute – and the entire A-boat class (five in service, No.6 HMS Agamemnon due to commission this autumn and HMS Achilles in the later stages of construction in Barrow) – are based on the Clyde.

Underlining the national endeavor supporting the entire submarine program...