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Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 January 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 January 2022. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Crowsnest system completed all the tests it was scheduled to complete whilst on Carrier Strike Group 21.

Answer

The embarked CROWSNEST fitted aircraft on the Carrier Strike Group 2021 deployment were not part of the trials programme.

Feedback from the frontline operators, which further developed tactics, techniques and procedures, was passed successfully back to industry to inform system development.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
96788
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Testing Early warning systems Merlin helicopters
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk