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Navy: North Atlantic Ocean

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK unveils new undersea warfare technology to counter threat from Russia, published on 8 December 2025, how much will be invested in Atlantic Bastion in e

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
19 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK unveils new undersea warfare technology to counter threat from Russia, published on 8 December 2025, how much will be invested in Atlantic Bastion in e

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Atlantic Bastion has only been allocated pre-concept funding to date, estimated at c£10 million. The Defence Investment Plan, when published, will set the funding envelope for the programme.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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