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Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 9329, tabled on 12 January 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on undersea capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.

Answered on

22 January 2024

We are making good progress on developing undersea capabilities, particularly, on autonomous underwater vehicles, including the integration of our ability to launch and recover undersea vehicles from submarine torpedo tubes. This will enhance our strike and surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, increasing the range and effectiveness of our undersea forces. Over the next year, AUKUS partners will continue to conduct trials and pursue increased interoperability of undersea systems.