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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Monday, 2 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 February 2026. It was answered by Al Carns (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Russia: Navy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Atlantic series deployments on deterring Russia’s Northern Fleet from deploying.

Answer

Through the First Sea Lords’ Warfighting Ready Plan, the Royal Navy is transforming to a Hybrid Navy, where crewed, uncrewed and autonomous capabilities are operating together to enhance our warfighting readiness. The Hybrid Navy is our response to maintaining comparative operational advantage over our adversaries.

Atlantic Bastion is our concept for assuring our nuclear deterrent, protecting our critical underwater infrastructure and denying sea control to our adversaries. Atlantic Shield will deal with adversarial threats, followed by Atlantic Strike, which will take the fight to the enemy by sea, air or land.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
110149
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Deployment Navy Atlantic Ocean Shipping Russia
Link
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