Rolls Royce is on board as the supplier of the mini-nuclear reactors that will power the submarines. It has described the project as “one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges”, and aims to make the submarines totally silent while in operation. This announcement is a further commitment to the security of the UK and its allies in an uncertain world."Įach of the submarines will measure 153.6 metres in length - equivalent to three Olympic swimming pools - and be manned by 130 crew members.ĭefence giant BAE is leading construction which is largely taking place in the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard, Cumbria. He says: "It is reassuring to know, with everything going on in the world, that the continuous at sea deterrent is keeping us safe around the clock. Simon Fell, Conservative MP for Barrow and Furness, says the latest announcement provides "surety to BAE and supply chain businesses". The MoD has said it will support 30,000 jobs as well as 1,500 companies in the supply chain. The Dreadnought programme is projected to cost £30bn in total, with the third phase estimated to be worth £10bn. They are trying to harmonise the training programme with the delivery of the boats." I would take that as a sign of confidence in the programme. "In the past, they've been faced with a situation where equipment is delivered and they actually don't have any trained personnel. "The fact that they are signing training contracts is important because it shows they know they are getting closer to the delivery of the boats," he says. In Britain, the Government has also awarded a £160m Dreadnought crew training contract to Raytheon UK, which will take place at HM Naval Base, Clyde.įrances Tusa, an independent defence analyst, says the contract awards are a clear sign the Royal Navy is feeling confident about its nuclear deterrent. The French Navy has been deploying more nuclear submarines into the Atlantic than at any point since the Cold War, while Putin sought to inspire confidence in his military on Monday as he wheeled out a thermonuclear missile in Moscow's Red Square as part of the Victory Day parade to mark Nazi Germany's surrender in 1945.
It comes as the outbreak of war has triggered a wave of speculation that the world is on the brink of a new Cold War, and focused nations on their nuclear capabilities. Dreadnought is set to be the largest ever built for the Royal Navy. This third phase of the programme, which is projected to cost a total of nearly £10bn, will deliver the first submarine for trials at sea by 2030. The Ministry of Defence has awarded defence contracts to BAE Systems and Rolls Royce to build four Dreadnought-class submarines, which will replace Britain’s current Vanguard vessels that carry Trident nuclear warheads. Britain has invested £2bn to forge ahead with its new nuclear deterrent amid the rising threat from Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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