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Astute class

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Manufacturer:BAE SystemsIntroduced: 2010|Status: active|Origin: United Kingdom
NAVALSPEC // ASTUTE-CLASS
Astute class
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
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FIREPOWER
88
MOBILITY
90
PROTECTION
91
SENSORS
95
COMBAT VALUE
90
UNIT COST
$2100.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typesubmarine
Categorynaval
Country🇬🇧United Kingdom
ContractorBAE Systems
Statusactive
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2010
Service StatusActive
Data SourceRoyal Navy Attack Submarine Registry / Jane’s Fighting Ships
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
90/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
92/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length97 m
Width11.3 m
Height10 m
Weight7,400,000 kg
Crew98 personnel
Max Speed56 km/h
Range20,000 km
Endurance90 hrs
PowerplantRolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor and MTU diesel generator back-up
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
38 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
6x 533mm torpedo tubes firing Spearfish heavy torpedoes and Tomahawk Block IV/V missiles38 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
38 weapons internal payload capacity
GUIDED MISSILES
Tomahawk Land Attack Missile Block V
TORPEDOES
Spearfish wire-guided torpedo with active/passive acoustic homing
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
Type 1007 navigation radar(50 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED
Thales Sonar 2076 integrated sonar suite with bow, flank arrays, and Sonar 2046 thin-line towed array sonar(85 km)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE
Naval Group🇬🇧
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇬🇧
Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: Rolls-Royce DefenceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇫🇷
Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇫🇷
Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: MBDAPayload: VLS Missile Array
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇫🇷
Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: Safran Electronics & Defense
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸
Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionmedium
Armor Thickness120 mm
CountermeasuresOutpost electronic support measures suite, SSE acoustic decoy launchers
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioVLF/ELF communications array
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$2,100,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$45,000,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$25,000,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
1 Operator Nations~5 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇬🇧United KingdomDomestic Operator
5units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
88/100
Mobility
90/100
Protection
91/100
Sensors
95/100
Reliability
89/100
Maintainability
86/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceRoyal Navy Attack Submarine Registry / Jane’s Fighting Ships
Last Verification Date2026-10-07