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Warships: Procurement

Commons · Question 125445 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships are planned to be delivered via the Multi-Role Strike Ship (MRSS) programme.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 20 Apr 2026

In his speech to DSEI in September 2025, the First Sea Lord set out that the Multi Role Strike Ship (MRSS) concept would fundamentally change to have uncrewed capabilities at their heart, but be more modular, resilient, dispersed and powerful. These chang...