Posted on 10/05/2016 5:21:33 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Hulls of the new £31billion Trident submarines will be built with steel provided by a FRENCH firm.
BAe Systems, building the subs in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, opted for a French supplier after signing a contract with the UK government.
The deal, which The Mirror reports will be worth tens of millions, came after a plan between two British firms to make a joint bid for the work flopped.
The Defence Secretary announced work on the new nuclear deterrent will begin today as the first pictures of £31billion Trident submarines were unveiled.
Sir Michael Fallon said he will officially mark the start of construction work on the Successor submarines that carry the controversial Trident missiles later today.
The Ministry of Defence has released this computer generated image of what the new Successor submarine will look like ahead of the renewal of Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent
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Just imagine, North Korea is building a sub using
NORTH KOREAN STEEL. Imagine going to sea in THAT!
Only 12 missiles?
The 12 compartment design is planned to be common with a US submarine, but in actual fact the Successors will only carry 8 missiles each with up to forty warheads in total, according to current plans.
320 *Booms*
Ouch!
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