Select Committee · Defence Committee

One-off Session on Undersea Activity

Status: Closed Opened: 2 Feb 2026 Closed: 23 Feb 2026

The Government has highlighted the increasing maritime threat in UK waters and against UK interests further afield. This session is designed to explore the capabilities of adversaries, the threat posed to the UK and the UK response.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
10 Feb 2026 Brett Phaneuf · Submergence Group LLC (USA) / M Subs Ltd (UK), Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE · Thales, Professor Peter Roberts · Centre for Public Understanding of Defence and Security, University of Exeter View ↗