Astute submarine

Is there any information about non-acoustic detection and tracking systems being installed on the A-boats?
 
Afaik the last meaningful look at a UK non acoustic sensor was when Turbulent (iirc, certainly one of the T's) was caught with some onboard, safe to assume the UK is still toying with the idea but no indication that is has reached operational service yet.
 
EWPT2 said:
Afaik the last meaningful look at a UK non acoustic sensor was when Turbulent (iirc, certainly one of the T's) was caught with some onboard, safe to assume the UK is still toying with the idea but no indication that is has reached operational service yet.
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Been some speculation the Astutes have a more compact version directly integrated on retractable masts compared to the external equipment fitted on HMS Talent in 2019 and pictured in 2020/21 which might have been to assist in calibration or that is was testing a more extensive equipment suite intended for the AUKUS class.
 
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I'm not comfortable with the last Astute class being renamed Achilles - not with Agamemnon already in the fleet (OK, I'm joking). Arthur would be a good name, I think. The obvious reference would be King Arthur, but also there's Arthur Wellesley, better known as the first Duke of Wellington. His nickname, the Iron Duke, has a rich history in the Royal Navy, why not use his given name with its legendary allusion? If the French complain about Waterloo, just say it was because of the strange woman lying in a pond who gave away a sword.
 
HMS Iron Duke is a Type 23 frigate in today's RN.
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The HMS Wellington name is still in use on a pre-WW2 Grimsby class sloop now owned by "The Wellinton Trust" and moored on the Thames as a museum ship. Although not part of the RN, King Charles III authorised the use of the HMS designation in Sept 2024.
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