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Navy: Sonar

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to improve the sonar capabilities of the Royal Navy surface fleet.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to improve the sonar capabilities of the Royal Navy surface fleet.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Defence Innovation Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Spearhead Programme has focussed on accelerating the Navy's understanding of advanced capabilities. Key areas progressed include sensor optimisation, machine learning and artificial intelligence, to impr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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