£90 million investment for new drones and sensors to protect undersea cables and hunt Russian submarines
What was announced
The UK will be more secure from Russian undersea threats in the North Atlantic following a new £90 million investment in new drones, sensors and AI systems for the Royal Navy.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- The UK will be more secure from Russian undersea threats in the North Atlantic following a new £90 million investment in new drones, sensors and AI systems for the Royal Navy.
- The new framework with British company Ocean Infinity Solutions, will strengthen the Royal Navy’s ability to protect crucial shipping routes and undersea infrastructure.
- The advanced system, known as Atlantic Net will see the Navy equipped with a new network of autonomous systems operating across the North Atlantic.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “The UK will be more secure from Russian undersea threats in the North Atlantic following a new £90 million investment in new drones, sensors and AI systems for the Royal Navy.”
Who and where
People
- Luke Pollard (MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (Labour (Co-op))) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Ministry of Defence (UK government department) · more news
Global and regional bodies
Constituencies of the MPs named: Plymouth Sutton And Devonport.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
- Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies · news at this level
- Level 6: National government · news at this level
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Defence and armed forces.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/90-million-investment-for-new-drones-and-sensors-to-protect-undersea-cables-and-hunt-russian-submarines
- Published 2026-11-10 11:20:28 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-10 11:30:48 UTC from GOV.UK
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