United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51569
Aircraft Carriers
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12 May 2025
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15 May 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of converting the UK's two aircraft carriers to catapult-and-arrest configuration.
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12 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of converting the UK's two aircraft carriers to catapult-and-arrest configuration.
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15 May 2025
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The Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers operate the F-35B Lightning fighter aircraft, which does not require Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment. The Royal Navy's Maritime Aviation Transformation Strategy will expand the deployment of uncrewed air ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51569
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1801892
- uk · wq-1801892 · source updated 15 May 2025