Aircraft Carriers

(asked on 13th March 2024) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the UK's capacity to replace the current aircraft carrier force.


Answered by
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 22nd March 2024

On current plans, the out of service date for the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) carriers is 2069.

The Royal Navy (RN) continually assesses its force structures and abilities based upon constant operational analysis and intelligence led threat assessments.

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