Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 99915

Russia: Submarines

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to protect British waters from Russian submarines.

Answer

Al Carns
As the Strategic Defence Review outlines, there is a persistent and growing underwater threat to the UK and NATO from a modernising Russian submarine force. In response, the Ministry of Defence has announced Atlantic Bastion – the Royal Navy's programme c...
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