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Navy: Patrol Craft

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85421

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79409 on Navy: Patrol Craft, what recent progress has he made in identifying the replacement for Batch 1 OPVs ahead of their out-of-service date.

Answered by Luke Pollard

All decisions on capabilities will be taken in the Defence Investment Plan.

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