UK may scrap its ASW warship fleet

[Haijun watcher]

There's been similar warnings about the RN reducing its number of warships before:

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Happy Hunting For Russian Subs? Britain Could Scrap Its Anti-Submarine Fleet

Michael PeckContributor
Aerospace & Defense
I cover defense issues and military technology.

Britain may slash its fleet of anti-submarine warships.
Under a proposed new defense policy, the Royal Navy would lose more than one-third of its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates.
�The UK�s existing fleet of frigates could be reduced from 13 to just eight ahead of the highly anticipated review, as replacing them with newer models has proven costly,� according to the Daily Telegraph.
�The UK could fall into single number frigates,� a naval official told the Telegraph. �We could have less than 10 warships because new build stuff is in the firing line.�
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[maxim]

The RN has currently only 8 frigates equipped for ASW.

The other five Type 23 lack the towed array sonar and are used as GP frigates.

Before that review, it was planed to order 8 Type 26 (ASW frigates) and 5 Type 31 (GP). That review is not yet complete, therefore it is not yet known what will be included - as far as I understand it.