Director Submarines Rear Admiral Andy Perks spoke at the Combined Naval Event in Farnborough to set out the Submarine Service’s role in the Royal Navy’s hybrid fleet plans, speaking in the service’s 125th anniversary year and reaffirming submarines as the UK’s principal underwater warfare capability for decades to come.
Perks was direct about the longevity of the commitment. “The Royal Navy remains fully committed to the submarine as its principal anti-submarine and underwater warfare capability until the 2060s at least.” Up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines are planned for delivery from 2039, building on the current Astute class, and will operate alongside autonomous systems to deliver enhanced surveillance, protection, and strike capability.
Perks positioned the underwater domain as central rather than peripheral to the hybrid navy concept, arguing that the three strands of the Atlantic Fleet strategy converged in exactly the same integrated model the wider navy was pursuing. “The underwater battlespace will be the battle ground for the Atlantic Bastion element of the Hybrid Navy, set alongside Atlantic Shield providing above water missile and air defence and Atlantic Strike for the ability to deliver effect at range to our opponents. All of these are Hybrid by default and should be considered a model for future RN procurement.”
Atlantic Bastion is the Royal Navy’s programme to build a defensive sensor network in the waters around the UK using autonomous subsurface systems and layered sensors to protect the continuous at sea deterrent and critical national infrastructure. Atlantic Shield covers integrated air and missile defence, while Atlantic Strike is focused on conventional deterrence and long-range strike capability. Perks’ framing of all three as hybrid by default positions the submarine service as an early model for the integrated crewed and uncrewed approach the Navy is pursuing across the fleet.
He described the current moment as an exciting phase of development. “We are entering an exciting phase of the Royal Navy’s development, focussed on innovative solutions to deliver the missions demanded of us by the Nation.”
The Submarine Service marks its 125th anniversary this year, having operated continuously since 1901. The service has undergone several generational changes in that time, from diesel-electric boats to nuclear propulsion, and from conventional torpedoes to Trident ballistic missiles and Tomahawk cruise missile weapons. The integration of autonomous underwater systems alongside submarines represents the next significant evolution in how the service operates.
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As a Submariner i can’t help but wince when i hear the supposed importance of Submarines and these paper commitments. The service is on it’s knees and there is no sign of any improvement. It’s a graveyard in Faslane, broken boats and a mass exodus of skills leaving the service.