Editing Royal Navy (section)

====Fleet submarines (SSN)====
As of May 2025, five [[fleet submarine]]s of the [[Astute-class submarine|''Astute-''class]] are in commission with the previous [[Trafalgar class submarine]]s having been withdrawn from service.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://cumbriacrack.com/2022/08/31/boris-johnson-gives-speech-at-bae-systems-in-barrow/|title=Boris Johnson gives speech at BAE systems in Barrow - cumbriacrack.com|date=31 August 2022}}</ref> Two more ''Astute-''class fleet submarines are scheduled to enter service by the mid-2020s.<ref name="direct.gov.uk">[http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_191634.pdf?CID=PDF&PLA=furl&CRE=sdsr Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence and Security Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927032808/http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_191634.pdf?CID=PDF&PLA=furl&CRE=sdsr |date=27 September 2012 }} direct.gov.uk</ref>

The ''Astute-''class, at 7,400 tonnes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.9099 |title=Royal Navy to Get New Attack Submarine |publisher=Royal Navy |date=21 May 2007 |access-date=10 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009072310/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.9099 |archive-date=9 October 2007 }}</ref> carry both [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk]] land-attack missiles and [[Spearfish torpedo|Spearfish]] torpedoes. In 2022, {{HMS|Anson|S124|6}} was the most recent ''Astute''-class boat to be commissioned.<ref name="auto1"/>