China's latest innovation can track the quietest vessels and submarines using the magnetic fields generated by their wakes.

A £9bn deal for nuclear submarine reactors has been agreed between the Ministry of Defence and Rolls-Royce - the biggest ever between the two. Defence Secretary John Healey announced the agreement on ...

Submarine warfare played a pivotal role in ... Propelled by two saltwater-cooled diesel engines, the U-boat had a range of nearly 17,000 miles, allowing it to deploy on long-range patrols to ...

Submarine maker General Dynamics Electric Boat, expects to hire more than 3,000 people in 2025, with the majority being for ...

Pic: PA "It really shows the way that defence is part of the engine for economic growth in this country," he said on a visit to the Rolls-Royce plant in Derby. The deal will also support work on the ...

Britain's government on Friday announced a deal with engine-maker Rolls-Royce to support the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear submarines, seen as boosting economic growth and national security.

Britain said on Friday (Jan 24) it had awarded Rolls-Royce an US$11 billion eight-year contract to design, make and provide support services to nuclear reactors that power its fleet of submarines.

It is now making the engines now that power our submarines and keeping our seas safe. "We are standing in the nuclear skills centre – a centre of excellence, not just in the UK but almost ...