Astute Class Submarines
(asked on 13th December 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to assess whether an 8th Astute class submarine could be built prior to the first successor submarine being named.
This question was answered on 19th December 2016
The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 reaffirmed the Government's plans for seven Astute Class submarines and four ballistic missile submarines, of which the first of class has been named Dreadnought.