Reflecting on the decision to add the six MRSS vessels to 22 other Royal Navy ships on order or in build, UK defence secretary Grant Shapps said, “this is a golden age for British shipbuilding."
"We do have indications that this was the suspected work of a malign actor and we cannot rule out state involvement," Grant Shapps, UK defense secretary told lawmakers.
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Disclosure of the future force review comes amid intense political scrutiny over the credibility of UK warfighting capabilities and calls by lawmakers to increase defense spending.
"We’re already making good progress on the design and development of the next generation submarine in the UK, where we have more than 1,000 people working on the SSN-AUKUS program and major infrastructure investment underway," BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn said.
The State Department also cleared a potential sale of $2 billion-worth of training-related equipment to Australia for the nuclear-powered submarine portion of the AUKUS arrangement known as Pillar I.
In a social media post today, Shapps said he was “looking forward to working with the brave men and women of our Armed Forces” and “continuing the UK’s support for Ukraine in their fight against Putin’s barbaric invasion.”
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The document also highlights issues with illegal fishing and seabed mapping, and calls environmental damage a "maritime security concern."