A Royal Navy spokesman said that the vessel had been grounded on silt and … Astute class submarine problems, including noise (Courtesy 2012 Daily Mail report).---"Nicky" in comments June 15, 2015 raised the issues of Australia perhaps buying the UK newly built Astute class SSNs or non-Soryu SSKs. There is deepening concern that the funds for the completion of the seventh and final Astute class submarine are not available. Lister said he had 800 people on his Astute team and 1,000 working on the replacement for the Trident-carrying Vanguard class submarines. The Royal Navy has changed its submarine-employment strategy from the Cold War emphasis on anti-submarine warfare to the concept of \"Maritime Contributions to Joint Operations.\" Approval for studies to define the \"Batch 2 Trafalgar class\" (what would become the Astute class) was given in June 1991. On 22 October 2010, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that Astute had "run into difficulties" off the Isle of Skye while on trials, after eyewitnesses reported that she had run aground a few miles from the Skye Bridge. In July 1994 risk reduction studies were authorised in parallel with the formal bid phase of the project. It looks like the UK Astutes have not yet become fully mature and efficient submarines. He said the navy was using the lessons from Astute … There were no reports of injuries. Additional problems emerged after HMS Astute entered service. The boats are considered cramped, and crews have endured some atmospheric issues (excessive temperatures) inside the subs. They’re the only platforms used to launch long-range UGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles, in order to deliver conventional strikes against land targets. Nuclear weapons are reserved for Britain’s 4 SSBN Vanguard Class boats, but the Royal Navy’s SSNs have a unique role of their own in their fleet. The captain of the vessel elected to wait for tugboat assistance rather than using the submarine's own power to clear the stern from the obstruction, to minimise damage to the hull's anechoic tiles. “The Astute budget has gone up by £2.5 billion and they are years behind schedule, meaning even more money is being spent keeping the Trafalgar-class submarines in the water.” He added: “The MoD used to claim the problems which have dogged the Astute class were just teething issues, but we are now four submarines into the programme. The MoD confirmed Astute had suffered some "teething problems" during sea trials.

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