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ClydeX Innovation Cell Launches Amid £1.8bn Base Overhaul

5/25/2026

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ClydeX innovation cell launched on-site to solve everyday problems for submariners.
The Clyde Transformation Programme is rebuilding HM Naval Base Clyde, the Royal Navy’s sole submarine base, with a £1.8 billion package and the EUSTON out-of-water project due by April 2032.
Officials cite planning consent delays, aging assets, sequencing challenges and a nuclear-workforce shortage as four main risks, and note the base supports 11,800 jobs and contributed £1.5 billion to Scotland’s 2024 economy.

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ClydeX innovation cell launched on-site to solve everyday problems for submariners.
The Clyde Transformation Programme is rebuilding HM Naval Base Clyde, the Royal Navy’s sole submarine base, with a £1.8 billion package and the EUSTON out-of-water project due by April 2032.
Officials cite planning consent delays, aging assets, sequencing challenges and a nuclear-workforce shortage as four main risks, and note the base supports 11,800 jobs and contributed £1.5 billion to Scotland’s 2024 economy.