Aircraft Carriers: Deployment
(asked on 22nd January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last exercise was that included a full carrier battle group.
This question was answered on 29th January 2024
The composition and size of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployments are tailored to meet the operational requirement and all options are continuously reviewed to ensure optimum Royal Navy output.
The last CSG deployment between September and November 2023 included exercising and integration with NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force, operating in the Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea and High North with five Royal Navy/RFA ships as well as vessels from partners and allies.