Trident Submarines: Shipbuilding
Commons · Question 2965 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 26 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his foreword in his Department's publication entitled The Strategic Defence Review 2025: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, when he expects the next sub
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 26 May 2026
On current plans, construction of SSN-AUKUS submarines will start in the late 2020s, with the aim to deliver the first UK submarines into service in the late 2030s.To meet this demand we are, as announced in the Spending Review, investing more than £6 bil...