Problems Pile-Up For Britain's Newest Attack Submarine

Troubled: A diagram of HMS Astute revealing its catalogue of technical complaints

Royal Navy's New £1bn Hunter-Killer Submarine 'Plagued With Design Flaws And Can't Reach Top Speed To Evade Attack' -- Daily Mail

* Hunter killer submarine HMS Astute is beset by technical problems
* Concerns have been raised over its inability to reach top speed and keep pace with new aircraft system
* Source said Astute 'has a V8 engine with a Morris Minor gearbox'
* It has also seen flooding and badly-installed equipment

The Royal Navy’s £1billion new hunter-killer submarine is unable to reach its intended speed - leaving it vulnerable to attack, it was claimed last night.

HMS Astute has been beset with technical problems, including leaks and rust, even though it has yet to even start formal service.

It emerged last night that the vessel's sea trials had been dogged with mechanical failings because of apparent design and construction flaws.

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My Comment: This is embarrassing .... heads should be chopped off for this.

MoD Unveils Royal Navy's Future Fleet

MoD Reveals Design Of Royal Navy Future Warships -- BBC

The design of the Royal Navy's latest warship has been revealed by the Ministry of Defence.

The announcement on the Type 26 Global Combat Ship has been described by officials as a "significant milestone" in a programme which will support "thousands of UK shipbuilding jobs".

Basic specification images show sleek stealth features, familiar to modern warships, making them harder to detect.

The ship will be 148 metres long with a displacement of 5,400 tonnes.

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More News On The Royal Navy's Future Warships

Royal Navy unveils its latest stealth warship that has a radar footprint the size of a fishing boat despite weighing 5,400 tonnes -- Daily Mail
Designs of Royal Navy's future warships released -- ITV News
Royal Navy reveals new design for future frigates -- Portsmouth
Design Unveiled of Royal Navy's Future Warships -- Defpro
New British navy warship plans released -- SKY News
This Is What the Future of the British Navy Looks Like -- Gizmodo
BAE Systems helps Britain build stealth warship -- Business Journal
Britain's New Stealth Combat Ship Will Cost Nearly Half What New US Ship Costs -- Business Insider
Separate Scottish shipyards 'would lose out on new Type 26 warship contracts' -- The Telegraph
Design for warship of tomorrow revealed -- British Forces News

Where Are Britain's Submariners?

Navy 'Running Out Of Sailors To Man Submarines’ -- The Telegraph

Britain’s nuclear deterrent is at risk because the Navy does not have enough sailors to man its submarines, Ministry of Defence officials admit.

Internal documents warn that a lack of recruits for the Submarine Service may leave attack submarines and boats carrying the Trident nuclear missile stranded in port.

A separate threat comes from a predicted 15 per cent shortfall in engineers by 2015.

One in seven posts for weapons officers at the rank of lieutenant will also be vacant, raising operational questions over the boats equipped with nuclear and cruise missiles.

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My Comment: I guess this solution is not working out.