The facility is home to Britain’s Astute-class submarines and Dreadnought programme. But what is the Dreadnought programme?

DP3 will see the first of four submarines ... defense manufacturing and will continue to boost British industry for decades to come.” The Dreadnought program also brings huge benefits to ...

Named fifty six years after the launch of Britain’s first nuclear-powered submarine of the same name, Dreadnought has extensive historical significance, borne by no fewer than nine Royal Navy ships.

The V-class is due to be replaced by the bigger Dreadnought-class submarines in the 2030s. Between £31billion and £41billion has been set aside for the wider programme of replacing the Vanguard ...

The deal with BAE will also help with the second phase of construction for the UK's Dreadnought submarines ... the most powerful to ever enter British service, whilst our nuclear deterrent ...

Meanwhile, below the waves, German submarines sought to sink supply ... became known as 'dreadnoughts'. In 1906 the British launched the HMS Dreadnought. At the time, the ship was the fastest ...

The MoD currently plans to spend about £40bn on four new nuclear powered submarines - the new Dreadnought class - to carry Britain's Trident nuclear weapons. But it still hasn't safely disposed ...