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Rolls-Royce to build powerful nuclear reactors for UK Navy’s submarine fleet
Rolls-Royce has announced the signing of the biggest contract in its history with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense ...
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Last Astute-class submarine renamed HMS Achilles
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute class nuclear-powered submarines to HMS Achilles. The change will be the second time the boat’s name has been switched along its pathway ...
The News Portsmouth2d
Royal Navy: Renaming HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles branded "woke nonsense" by former Tory MP Grant Shapps
The Astute-class attack submarine, which is still under construction, was due to be named in honour of Henry V’s 1415 victory over the French. But the vessel will now be called HMS Achilles ...
The National Interest1d
The Royal Navy’s Final Astute-class Submarine Is Being Renamed—And Britons Aren’t Happy
There will be no quotes from William Shakespeare’s play Henry V used as the motto for the Royal Navy’s seventh and final Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The boat, which is now under ...
BBC3d
Navy submarine name change is woke nonsense, says Shapps
The Royal Navy has announced it is changing the name of a new submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, in a move branded "woke nonsense" by former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. It follows ...
LBC2d
Navy bosses want to change name of submarine HMS Agincourt to 'avoid upsetting French'
The Royal Navy revealed the King had approved its name being changed to HMS Achilles - itself an illustrious name in British military service. The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS ...
The Sun3d
‘It’s PC gone mad!’ ex Nato commander slams as woke Navy bosses rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting French
AN EX-Nato commander has blasted woke Navy chiefs for renaming a submarine to avoid upsetting the French. HMS Agincourt is the fleet’s sixth vessel and was named after the 1415 victory by ...
Daily Mail2d
Ex-NATO commander fumes at 'craven and contemptible surrender' as Royal Navy sub HMS Agincourt is renamed HMS Achilles 'to avoid annoying the French'
The Royal Navy has been accused of renaming new attack submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French - sparking claims of 'craven and contemptible surrender'. The seventh Astute Class boat ...
Irish Sun3d
‘It’s PC gone mad!’ ex Nato commander slams as woke Navy bosses rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting French
An official statement said: "The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS Achilles, as approved by The King. "The name is appropriate in light of the 80th anniversaries this year of VE and VJ ...
Shephard Media5d
Rolls-Royce seals £9 billion deal with UK government on submarine support
Rolls-Royce Submarines, which has supplied the power plant for the UK’s nuclear-powered submarines for six decades, had signed the biggest deal it has ever made with the UK Ministry of Defence. The ...