An additional £90 million for autonomous minehunting includes offshore patrol support vessels pursued with Norway. The allocation covers procurement work, design, and development. At this point in the discussion, the vessels have neither been ordered nor built, so the spending announcement does not establish a delivered support fleet.
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Minehunting support-vessel funding precedes actual orders
The minehunting announcement advances design and procurement work with Norway while leaving vessel orders outstanding.