Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 109795

Trident Missiles: Procurement

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will increase stockpiles of the component parts of the D5 Trident II.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Enabled by the 1963 Polaris Sales Agreement, as amended for Trident in 1982, the United Kingdom buys title to an agreed number of a shared stock of Trident II D5 missiles from the United States of America (US). These missiles are maintained at the Kings B...

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