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Amphibious Warships: Procurement

Asked by Sir Edward LeighConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 905507

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the UK’s amphibious capabilities.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Amphibious shipping remains critical to delivering Littoral Strike and supporting NATO and global crisis response. Following the Strategic Defence Review 2025, the Royal Navy is committed to enhancing its amphibious capabilities through investment in new amphibious shipping, Littoral Response Groups and the ongoing modernisation of the Commando Force. Our ambition is to modernise this capability through the Multi Role Strike Ship programme. Final decisions on capability will be informed by the Defence Investment Plan and the resourced Integrated Force Design due in Autumn 2025.

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