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Navy: North Atlantic Ocean

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 58343

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Bastion concept on the security of the North Atlantic.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Atlantic Bastion is the Royal Navy's plan to secure the North Atlantic for the UK and NATO. It will exploit advances in autonomy and artificial intelligence to deter the growing underwater threat in light of a modernising Russian submarine force. It will be implemented as a mix of crewed and uncrewed platforms.

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