Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16533

Destroyers

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the change to a Hybrid Navy Fleet, if the UK will continue to have an evacuation capability provided by destroyers.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Royal Navy’s Hybrid systems will use a combination of crewed and uncrewed platforms, deployed based on operational demands. The Royal Navy will maintain its long-standing capability to offer Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations in times of crisis, and ...

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