Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17475

Aircraft Carriers: Deployment

Tabled: 2 December 2024

Answered: 9 December 2024

Question

David Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the UK's ability to form a fully operational Carrier Strike Group; and how often that Group could be deployed globally.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The UK remains robust in its ability to form a fully operational Carrier Strike Group (CSG). This has been evidenced in 2024 by the UK CSG involvement in Exercise STRIKE WARRIOR and participation in the NATO Exercise STEADFAST DEFENDER. This will be furth...

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