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Britain still planning up to twelve new nuclear attack submarines

The Ministry of Defence has again said that it intends to procure up to twelve SSN-AUKUS submarines, according to an answer given in Parliament. The post Britain still planning up to twelve new nuclear attack submarines first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

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Key takeaways The British government has reaffirmed its objective to acquire as many as twelve nuclear-powered SSN-AUKUS attack submarines. Upper limit This confirmation came during a parliamentary session in which Minister Luke Pollard, responsible for Defence Preparedness and Industry, responded to a question from Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty. The minister pointed to the target of twelve ships […]

The Government of the United Kingdom maintains its intention to acquire up to 12 SSN-Aukus nuclear-powered attack submarines, intended to replace the current Royal Navy Astute, while preparing a new parliamentary monitoring mechanism for spending and defence nuclear programmes.The two initiatives are part of the modernization of British submarine capability, although they are in line with different objectives: the first defines the future of the…

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UK Defence Journal broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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