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Trident Submarines: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 36206

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current status is of the Dreadnought-class submarine programme.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The programme remains on track to manufacture four Dreadnought Class submarines within the original cost estimate of £41 billion, consisting of £31 billion and a contingency of £10 billion. The First of Class, HMS Dreadnought, will enter service in the early 2030s.

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