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Written question asked by Steven Paterson (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2017. It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 March 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


HMS Queen Elizabeth: ICT

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been carried out on the resilience of computer systems on-board the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Answer

Testing of the computer systems used on the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers has been undertaken both on-board, as well as at a dedicated shore-based mission system integration facility.

HMS Queen Elizabeth is currently in her test and integration phase to demonstrate the readiness of her on-board systems to begin sea trials this summer.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68091
Session
2016-17
Subjects
ICT Standards HMS Queen Elizabeth
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk