§ Mr. Quentin DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has undertaken a study of the merits of(a) helicopter-mounted and (b) fixed-wing mounted airborne early warning systems for short-deck and full-deck aircraft carriers; and if he will make a statement. [143352]
§ Dr. MoonieWe are conducting studies into a range of airborne early warning systems that could operate from the two future aircraft carriers envisaged under the Strategic Defence Review. These include both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.