Artist impression of a Royal Navy Dreadnought-class SSBN. BAE Systems image.
Naval News: Thales UK to Supply Sonars & Periscopes for Royal Navy Dreadnought SSBNs
Contracts to develop the ‘eyes and ears’ of Dreadnought submarines will create 170 jobs and secure 350 more across the UK. BAE Systems Submarines, which is building four nuclear submarines for the Royal Navy, has awarded work worth around £330 million to Thales UK.
UK MoD press release
The Dreadnought sonar system will be developed at the global technology firm’s sites in Templecombe, Somerset, and Stockport. The periscope – known as the ‘Combat System Mast’ – will be developed and manufactured in Govan with technical input from the workforce in Crawley.
Thales UK has been a trusted Continuous at-Sea Deterrence (CASD) partner with the MOD and Royal Navy since the first operation in 1969.
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Update #1: Periscopes for nuclear subs to be made in Glasgow (BBC)
Update #2: Britain's new ballistic missile submarines to get world-beating threat detection systems (The Telegraph)
WNU Editor:Having the best detection system in the world for your ballistic submarines makes sense. You want to spot them before they spot you.
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