Britain's new submarine to be launched in June

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-05-09 06:31

 dummy Tomahawk cruise missile lies next to a weapons system delivery tube onboard one of the first two Astute class nuclear submarines as they are built in the Devonshire Dock hall at the BAE systems facility in Barrow-in-Furness, northern England, May 8, 2007. The first of Britain's new class of nuclear submarines is expected to be launched in June 2007 and enter into active service late in 2008.

dummy Tomahawk cruise missile lies next to a weapons system delivery tube onboard one of the first two Astute class nuclear submarines as they are built in the Devonshire Dock hall at the BAE systems facility in Barrow-in-Furness, northern England, May 8, 2007. The first of Britain's new class of nuclear submarines is expected to be launched in June 2007 and enter into active service late in 2008. [Reuters]


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