British Royal Navy Deploys Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Near Iran
Defence affairs - Def-Geopolitics The British Royal Navy has deployed the Astute class nuclear powered attack submarine HMS Anson into the northern Arabian Sea, placing it within range to support strikes against Iran. The submarine departed from Perth, Australia, on March 6, 2026, and is now operating in deep waters in the Middle East. This follows the deployment of the Type 45 class destroyer HMS Dragon to Cyprus to counter Iranian drone attacks, and deployments of F-35B and Eurofighter combat jets to further bolster regional air defence efforts. Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against the U.S. and its strategic partners’ military facilities across the Middle East from February 28, in response to a U.S. and Israeli military assault on the country which began that day. The British Royal Navy’s surface and attack submarine fleets have both suffered from outstandingly poor availability rates, which has limited their ability to provide support, and resulted i...
