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Aircraft Carriers: Guided Weapons

Commons · Question 119555 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the risk the DF-21D missile poses to Royal Navy aircraft carriers.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 18 Mar 2026

As part of its routine responsibilities, the Ministry of Defence conducts assessments of the military capabilities of other states. To protect operational security and safeguard national defence interests, the results of these assessments are not made pub...