Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 44510

Astute Class Submarines: Procurement

Tabled: 7 April 2025

Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Astute programme.

Answer

Maria Eagle

This Government is committed to building seven Astute Class submarines. Five submarines have been delivered to the Royal Navy. In October 2024 the sixth vessel, Agamemnon, launched at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow to begin the test and commissioning ...

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