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Release of the reports of two Service Inquiries following the shooting incident onboard HMS Astute on 8 April 2011

The reports of two Service Inquiries following the shooting incident onboard HMS Astute at Southampton on 8 April 2011 which resulted in the death of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux GM RN .

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£1.2 billion contract awarded for new attack submarine

By Sharon Black

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £1.2 billion contract for Audacious, the latest Astute Class attack submarine to be built for the Royal Navy.

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Royal Navy’s newest attack submarine ready for sea trials

By Sharon Black

Ambush, the second of the Royal Navy’s Astute Class attack submarines, is today preparing to leave her builder’s yard to begin sea trials.

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Navy sub fires first Tomahawk missile

By Sharon Black

The first of the Royal Navy’s new attack submarines, HMS Astute, has blasted Tomahawk missiles far across the North American skies as part of her first test firing mission.

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Construction begins on Navy’s fifth Astute Class submarine

By Sharon Black

The main construction phase of the Royal Navy’s fifth Astute Class submarine, Anson, officially began today with a traditional keel-laying ceremony attended by Minister for International Security Strategy Gerald Howarth.

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Navy’s newest Astute Class submarine named

By Sharon Black

The name of the Royal Navy’s newest, most capable Astute Class submarine has been formally announced today – HMS Anson.

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Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux dies during HMS Astute incident

By Sharon Black

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux, who died yesterday of wounds sustained when he was shot by another member of HMS Astute’s crew.

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