It is now eight years since a Royal Navy submarine broke through polar ice as part of an ICEX.

The Royal Navy seeks to maintain a certified under-ice operational capability centred on its submarine force as competition in the Arctic grows.

As I noted in an April 11, 2025, article for The National Interest titled “The Royal Navy’s New Astute-class Submarine Is Nearing Active Service,” the Astute-class subs are the biggest and baddest (in ...

The inspiration for this story comes to us via the Navy Lookout channel on MSN, in a video posted on or about April 4, 2025, titled “BAE Systems Unveils HMS Anson Submarine Rollout Event .” As stated ...

Our fourth Astute class submarine, Audacious, has completed her first ever dive at our site in Barrow-in-Furness. Watch as the 7,400 tonne, 97-metre long attack submarine submerges beneath the water.