Collaborative team advances Successor submarine concept work

摘要

Initial outputs from concept phase activities exploring options for the UK's Successor nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine are being delivered to the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Future Submarines Integrated Project Team (FSMIPT). Intended to replace the UK Royal Navy's four existing Vanguard class SSBNs from 2024, the Successor submarine is currently the subject of a two-year concept phase activity due to complete in September 2009 for Initial Gate submission. Work is being undertaken by a collaborative team from the MoD, BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, Babcock Marine, and Rolls-Royce at the FSM IPT's satellite project office at BAE Systems' Barrow-in Furness shipyard in northwest England.