Royal Navy’s HMS Audacious test fires upgraded Spearfish torpedo 13 May 2021 (Last Updated May 13th, 2021 11:44)
The Royal Navy’s upgraded version of Spearfish torpedo has been declared ready for front-line operations with the service.
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Crew on-board HMS Audacious during firing trial. Credit: Royal Navy.
The British Royal Navy’s Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Audacious, has conducted trials of the upgraded version of Spearfish torpedo in the Bahamas.
The torpedo was put through extensive deep-water trials and was declared ready for front-line operations.
HMS Audacious successfully fired five of the advanced heavy torpedoes during a three-day of trial at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Centre (AUTEC) on Andros Island.