Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 71971

Antisubmarine Warfare

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on securing new capability by the Royal Navy’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Spearhead programme.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Spearhead Programme has focussed on accelerating the Navy’s understanding of advanced capabilities. Key areas progressed include maritime autonomy, machine learning and artificial intelligence, to supplement existing crewe...

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