House of Commons and House of Lords Hansard Written Answers
Q
Asked by Lord West of Spithead
Asked on: 11 December 2018
Ministry of Defence
Military Aircraft: Procurement
HL12215
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the purchase of V-22 Osprey aircraft to enable air to air refuelling and engine replacement for F-35B aircraft has been addressed as part of the Modernising Defence Initiative.
A
Answered by: Earl Howe
Answered on: 18 December 2018
The V-22 Osprey is not part of the current resourced plan to deliver the UK Carrier Strike capability. However, Defence will continue to explore a variety of options to augment the capabilities of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers in future.
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer I gave him on 7 June 2018 to Question HL 8470.
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