Aircraft Carriers
(asked on 18th June 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2021 to Question 12078, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of furnishing vertical launch silos on the UK's aircraft carriers.
This question was answered on 24th June 2021
There is no requirement to fit the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers with vertical launch missile silos. Vertical launch capabilities can be provided by escorts.