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Astute class · Length
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| Specification | Astute-class submarine | Dakar-class submarine |
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| Range | Unlimited[source] | — |
| Name | Astute class[source] | — |
| Builders | BAE Systems Submarines , Barrow-in-Furness[source] | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy[source] | Israeli Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Trafalgar class[source] |
estimated
Single source74 m (243 ft) estimated[source]
capacity for 109
Single source98 (capacity for 109)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Dolphin class[source] |
| Succeeded by | SSN-AUKUS (First design contract awarded)[source] | — |
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| Cost | Over £ 1.65 billion per boat (2015 est.)[source] | EUR €3 billion (Total deal)[source] |
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2010–present[source] | — |
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| Planned |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] | Attack submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR 2 nuclear reactor MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators[source] | Diesel-electric propulsion Air-independent propulsion (AIP)[source] |
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| Endurance | Unlimited in terms of propulsion, air and water, but otherwise typically 90 days, based on the amount of food carried and endurance of the crew[source] | — |
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| Test depth | Over 300 m (980 ft)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thales Sonar 2076 Atlas DESO 25 echosounder 2 × Thales CM010 optronic masts Raytheon Successor IFF[source] | — |
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| Armament | 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons: Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes[source] | Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), Anti-ship missiles (AShM)[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| In service | — | Expected to enter active service from 2031.[source] |
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| Notes | — | Planned to replace the first batch of three Dolphin -class submarines .[source] |
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