DefenceTalkTwo Royal Navy nuclear deterrent submarines have reached key program milestones. These will extend their life as the backbone of the UK’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrent. HMS Vengeance has left Devonport dockyard following a Long Overhaul Period (Refuel) and sailed past HMS Vanguard, which is due to start a scheduled Deep Maintenance Period (Refuel). HMS Vengeance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/british-jobs-secured-through-upgrade-to-nuclear-deterrent-65991/

DefenceTalkA junior British serviceman who published allegations of safety and security lapses around Britain’s submarine-based nuclear missile defence system is now in military police custody, the Royal Navy said Tuesday. William McNeilly, 25, claimed Britain’s nuclear deterrent was a “disaster waiting to happen” and vulnerable to a terror attack. The newly-qualified engineer published an 18-page […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-serviceman-in-custody-over-nuclear-subs-safety-flaws-leak-64258/

DefenceTalkEight Borey-class nuclear submarines will join the Russian Navy by 2020 and will be the backbone of Russia’s marine nuclear forces. “The Borey can serve up to 30 years with planned upkeep and modernization,” Igor Vilnit told RIA Novosti in an interview. The submarines are equipped with Bulava ballistic missiles, which can carry a nuclear […]https://www.defencetalk.com/borey-class-nuclear-submarines-to-serve-russian-fleet-until-2050-63775/

DefenceTalkIn a major step towards building a formidable blue-water Navy for the future, the Modi government has cleared the indigenous construction of seven stealth frigates and six nuclear-powered attack submarines, which together will cost well upwards of Rs 1 lakh crore ($16.1 billion—Ed.) The Cabinet committee on security (CCS) took these decisions in tune with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-approves-construction-of-7-stealth-frigates-6-nuclear-subs-63199/

DefenceTalkThe Scottish National Party, which could play a key role in British politics following elections in May, called on the main political parties to scrap Britain’s nuclear deterrent on Tuesday. The SNP’s leader in parliament, Angus Robertson, told MPs that the Trident nuclear-armed submarines, which are currently at the Faslane base near Glasgow in Scotland, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/scottish-mps-lay-down-gauntlet-over-uk-nuclear-fleet-62045/

DefenceTalkRussia’s third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, was officially inducted in the Russian Navy on Friday, the Sevmash shipyard reported. “The ceremony of raising the Russian Navy colors on the Vladimir Monomakh submarine on Friday, December 19, at Sevmash,” the shipyard’s press-service said in a statement. According to the statement, the submarine […]https://www.defencetalk.com/third-borey-class-strategic-nuclear-submarine-joins-russian-navy-61209/

DefenceTalkRussia’s next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarines will have a double-hull structure and a displacement of up to 12,000 tons, the Malakhit design bureau said Monday. “The displacement will be roughly similar to that of the Yasen-class subs – some 12,000 tons or even slightly less,” Malakhit’s deputy general director Nikolai Novoselov said in an interview with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/future-russian-attack-submarines-to-keep-double-hull-design-61174/

DefenceTalkOn October 1, the Capitol Hill weekly Roll Call ran a ridiculous commentary by an anti-nuclear activist arguing that the Navy was seeking a budgetary “bailout” at the expense of its sister services to buy more ballistic-missile submarines than it needs. The boats would replace the current Ohio class of subs, which provide the most […]https://www.defencetalk.com/why-fielding-fewer-than-twelve-ballistic-missile-subs-could-be-disastrous-for-america-49282/

DefenceTalkRussia has put trials of two nuclear subs on hold following an unsuccessful launch of a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Friday, a Russian defense ministry spokesman said on Saturday. “The day before, a Bulava SLBM was fired toward the Kura test site in Kamchatka [in Far East] during state trials of the Alexander […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-puts-submarine-trials-on-hold-after-bulava-failure-48992/

DefenceTalkA review of Britain’s nuclear defences has concluded it needs four nuclear submarines to stay safe, but alternatives could be found in the future. The review, led by Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander, said there are alternatives to the UK’s current nuclear stance which requires at least one nuclear-armed submarine always to be at a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-needs-four-nuclear-subs-to-stay-safe-48499/