Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 98152
Boeing P-8 and Type 26 Frigates: North Atlantic Ocean
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Type 26 frigates and (b) P-8 Poseidon aircraft will be assigned to Atlantic Bastion and when will they begin operations as part of AB.
Answer
Al CarnsAtlantic Bastion (AB) is Defence’s plan to secure the North Atlantic for the UK and NATO against the persistent and growing underwater threat. AB is not an operation; it is a plan to transition to a hybrid Navy, combining both crewed and uncrewed underwat...
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