Boeing P-8 and Type 26 Frigates: North Atlantic Ocean
Commons · Question 98152 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Type 26 frigates and (b) P-8 Poseidon aircraft will be assigned to Atlantic Bastion and when will they begin operations as part of AB.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 11 Dec 2025
Atlantic Bastion (AB) is Defence’s plan to secure the North Atlantic for the UK and NATO against the persistent and growing underwater threat. AB is not an operation; it is a plan to transition to a hybrid Navy, combining both crewed and uncrewed underwat...