Debate Pack
Future of the Ajax programme
A Westminster Hall debate on the future of the Ajax programme is scheduled for Wednesday 14 January 2026, from 9:30am to 11:00am. The debate will be led by Ben Obese-Jecty MP.
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Research Briefing
UK defence in 2025: Warships and the surface fleet
A summary of current ships in the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary and planned vessels.
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Research Briefing
Strategic Defence Review 2025: Key points and paper series
A high-level overview of the Strategic Defence Review and relevant Commons Library briefing papers.
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Debate Pack
1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash
A Westminster Hall debate on the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash is scheduled for Wednesday 26 November 2025, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Alex Easton MP.
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Debate Pack
Typhoon fighter sovereign capability
A Westminster Hall debate on the Typhoon fighter sovereign capability is scheduled for Wednesday 12 November 2025, from 9:30am to 11:00am. The debate will be opened by Andrew Snowden MP.
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Debate Pack
Use of drones in defence
A Westminster Hall debate on the use of drones in defence is scheduled for Wednesday 3 September 2025, from 9:30am to 11:00am. The debate will be led by Peter Fortune MP.
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Research Briefing
The cost of the UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent
Since the acquisition of the UK's first strategic nuclear deterrent in the 1950s, the cost of procuring and maintaining it, and which Government department should finance it, has always been debated.
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Research Briefing
Replacing the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent: Progress of the Dreadnought Class
As part of a programme to renew the UK's nuclear deterrent, four new Dreadnought class ballistic missile submarines will enter service in the 2030s.
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Research Briefing
AUKUS submarine (SSN-A) programme
A major part of the AUKUS agreement between the UK, the US and Australia is the delivery of a conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet for Australia. In March 2023 the AUKUS nations set out how that ambition would be achieved.
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Research Briefing
Military assistance to Ukraine (February 2022 to January 2025)
An overview of the military assistance provided to Ukraine between February 2022 and January 2025
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Debate Pack
RAF E-7 Wedgetail programme
A Westminster Hall debate on the RAF E-7 Wedgetail programme is scheduled for Wednesday 16 July 2025, from 2:30pm to 4:00pm. The debate will be led by John Cooper MP.
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Research Briefing
Nuclear weapons profile: United Kingdom
This paper briefly examines the UK's nuclear weapons policies, capabilities and programmes. It is one paper in a larger series on the nuclear weapon states.
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Research Briefing
Strategic Defence Review 2025: The UK’s nuclear deterrent
What are the implications of the new Strategic Defence Review for the UK's nuclear deterrent?
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Research Briefing
Strategic Defence Review 2025: NATO
The UK's Strategic Defence Review set out a 'NATO First' approach. What does this mean?
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Research Briefing
Nuclear weapons profile: Israel
This paper briefly examines Israel's nuclear weapons policies, capabilities and programmes.
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