Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 64886

HMS Protector: Atlantic Ocean

Tabled: 3 July 2025

Answered: 11 July 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 62858 on HMS Protector: Atlantic Ocean, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the modernisation of the Russian submarine fleet on national securi

Answer

Luke Pollard

As stated in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), there is a persistent and growing underwater threat to the UK and NATO from a modernising Russian submarine force. We cannot disclose further details for operational security reasons. The SDR endorsed Atlan...

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