Guided Weapons: Procurement
(asked on 29th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to publish the total cost of the spearfish torpedo upgrade upon the conclusion of that programme.
This question was answered on 4th December 2023
The Spearfish Upgrade Programme will sustain an underwater tactical fight capability through an upgraded Spearfish Heavy Weight Torpedo. This will be carried by all in-service Astute and Vanguard class submarines.
I am currently unable to release whole life programme costs for this upgrade due to ongoing commercial sensitives. A decision on the future release of cost information will be made in due course.