Guide to the Astute class hunter-killer submarine

A guide to the Royal Navy’s Astute class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Based on the original article here: Chapters Introduction 00:00 Platform design 00:14 Weapons 00:56 Special forces operations 01:50 Optronics periscope 02:47 Platform management system 04:13 Anechoic tiles 04:47 Propulsion systems 05:35 Control surfaces 08:46 Escape system 10:10 Accommodation 11:14 Thanks to World of Warships for sponsoring this video Additional video footage and stills: Royal Navy, BAE Systems, D. Parody and S. Weir #Submarine #RoyalNavy