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Aircraft Carriers

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.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
15 May 2025
Answer
15 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 15 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 May 2025

    Answer published

    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 data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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