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# UK's Fleet Solid Support programme passes Critical Design Review
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-12-uk-fss-cdr-milestone/
- Published: 2025-11-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:45.000Z
- Description: The UK's Fleet Solid Support programme passed its Critical Design Review on 12 November 2025, confirming Navantia UK's detailed design for three support ships before cutting first steel later in the year.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment & Support, 12 November 2025](https://des.mod.uk/fleet-solid-support-programme-completes-critical-design-review-milestone/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not disclose the contract's value or confirm the exact first-steel date.

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