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Warships: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an estimate as to when the Medical Navy Persistent Operational Deployment System (NavyPODS) will be available for use by the Royal Navy.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an estimate as to when the Medical Navy Persistent Operational Deployment System (NavyPODS) will be available for use by the Royal Navy.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Answer published

    The Medical Navy Persistent Operational Deployment System (NavyPODS) is currently in development as part of the Royal Navy’s wider efforts to enhance deployed medical capability and increase operational flexibility. Delivery timelines remain subject to on...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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