To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to purchasing V-22 Ospreys to enable long-range combat search and rescue.
Answered on
21 March 2017
The V-22 Osprey is not part of the resourced plan to deliver the UK Carrier Strike capability. However, the Ministry of Defence will continue to explore a variety of options to augment the capabilities of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers in future.
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Ministry of Defence