Australia: Nuclear Submarines
Commons · Question 2938 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the AUKUS Pillar 1 plan announced in 2023, what assessment he has made of the ability of the Royal Navy to facilitate an ongoing rotational presence of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered subm
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 27 May 2026
The AUKUS partnership, announced in March 2023, sets out a phased approach under Pillar 1 to deliver a trilateral programme of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs), including a rotational UK and US presence in the Indo-Pacific from as e...