PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Royal Navy Capabilities - 19 February 2024 (Commons/Commons Chamber)
Debate Detail
Contributions from James Cartlidge, are highlighted with a yellow border.
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
James Cartlidge
The Minister for Defence Procurement
The Royal Navy has a range of capabilities to support the engagement of land-based targets. Specific threat planning is considered for every deployment or contingency, and measures are taken to reduce or mitigate those expected threats as dictated by operational priority.
15:10:00
Sir Desmond Swayne
What urgency is attached to the upgrading of HMS Diamond’s defence systems?
15:09:44
James Cartlidge
My right hon. Friend asks an excellent question. I know that there has been a lot of interest, following the deployment in the Red sea, in what the lessons are. I can confirm that the Sea Viper capability has been at the forefront of this, being the Navy’s weapon of choice in the first shooting down of an aerial threat in more than 30 years. It is a cutting-edge weapons system, and I can confirm that Sea Viper will be upgraded, to further enhance this capability against the more complex and evolving threats that we face, including the ability to intercept missiles in their terminal phase.
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