HMS Queen Elizabeth: Early Warning Systems

(asked on 20th January 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Crowsnest radar system will be operational when the Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier deploys.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 22nd January 2020

The Ministry of Defence remains confident that the Merlin Mk2 helicopter, fitted with the Crowsnest system, will be available to support the first operational deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2021.

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