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UK Sends Vanguard Submarines Afloat After Five Years

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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The United Kingdom deployed three Vanguard-class nuclear-armed submarines at sea, the first such deployment in five years.
HMS Vanguard completed a 205-day patrol, the longest on record, returning on 18 April 2026.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warned Britain must be ready for war within 1,000 days.
Campaign group Nukewatch UK called the deployment provocative and said it could mislead Russia.

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The United Kingdom deployed three Vanguard-class nuclear-armed submarines at sea, the first such deployment in five years.
HMS Vanguard completed a 205-day patrol, the longest on record, returning on 18 April 2026.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warned Britain must be ready for war within 1,000 days.
Campaign group Nukewatch UK called the deployment provocative and said it could mislead Russia.