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Successor

Program Status: Under Development
IOC: 2028
Also Known As: Vanguard-class replacement

Origin: United Kingdom

Description: The Royal Navy's Vanguard-class replacement, Successor-class since 2012, is a new ballistic submarine intended to serve as the United Kingdom's main nuclear deterrent well into the 2060s. The Royal Navy might order three or four boats powered by a new nuclear reactor called Pressurized Water Reactor 3. The program cost is estimated at £11-14 billion and will leverage technologies developed along with the United States Navy for its Ohio-class submarine replacement program. Compared with the four Vanguard-class boats, the new strategic submarines could carry a minor number of ballistic missiles and warheads with the number of weapons reduced from the current 16 D-5 Trident II to only 12. Early plans for the new submarine class were announced in May 2011 with the construction decision to be taken in 2016. The lead ships should be commissioned in 2028.

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There are 9 news between
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UK MoD Awards Contract for Astute and Successor Submarine Propulsion Systems US Navy Awards Contracts to Electric Boat for Ohio-replacement and Virginia Submarines General Dynamics to Develop Common Missile Compartment for Ballistic Submarines UK MoD Awards a Further Contract for Successor Submarines Rolls-Royce to Build New Nuclear Reactor Cores for Astute and Successor Class Submarines UK MoD Awards Contracts for the Design of Vanguard Ballistic Submarine Successor US Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Common Missile Compartment Work General Dynamics Receives US Navy Award for Common Missile Compartment Work UK MoD Announces Plans for Vanguard-class Nuclear Deterrent Submarine Replacement

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