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Navy: Antisubmarine Warfare

Asked by Luke AkehurstLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 117513

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether anti-submarine warfare is the primary operational focus of the Royal Navy for the foreseeable future.

Answered by Al Carns

Anti-submarine warfare remains a central and enduring operational priority for the Royal Navy due to the need to protect the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent and to counter the growing undersea threat in the North Atlantic through the Atlantic Bastion concept.

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