HMS Anson arrived in Gibraltar last week and photos emerged of her being armed with Tomahawk missiles. The American-built Tomahawk missile, also known as TLAM, allows Royal Navy submarines of the Astute class to strike at targets on land accurately at a range of around 1,000 miles. The missile is a highly accurate, GPS-enabled weapon that the US and allied militaries have used more than 2,000 times in combat, and flight-tested 500 times say the manufacturer.
Gibraltar is often used by Royal Navy and U.S. Navy submarines which usually provokes a protest from Spain. The Royal Navy base at Gibraltar is equipped to handle Royal Navy nuclear submarines of all sizes.
Anson´s sister ship, Astute, visited Gibraltar earlier this year. She was involved in an incident with a Russian spy vessel close to British waters in November. HMS Astute surfaced close to the Russian vessel as a warning.
Seven submarines of the Astute class will soon be serving in the Royal Navy. They are all based at Faslane in Scotland.
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