Astute Class Submarines

(asked on 5th September 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of each of the five boats of the Astute class delivered to his Department; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each of the remaining Astute class boats .


Answered by
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
This question was answered on 12th September 2023

It is not possible to identify a single unit cost for the first three Astute Class submarines (HMS ASTUTE, HMS AMBUSH, and HMS ARTFUL) as they were contracted as a batch.

As previously announced, contract awards for Boats four to seven are as follows:

Boat Name

Contract Value (£billion)

HMS AUDACIOUS

1.2

HMS ANSON

1.3

Agamemnon

1.4

Agincourt

1.5

The current value of the Astute programme is £11.4 billion.

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