National Audit Office Delivering Carrier Strike Appendices Three to Five

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HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales are the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy.

The carriers will displace 66,600 tonnes and measure 280 metres by 70 metres.

They are designed to operate with up to 40 aircraft (fixed and rotary wing)

The Ministry of Defence plans to deliver the Carrier Strike capability using Lightning II (F-35B) fast-jets. The Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) is building the carriers in Rosyth dockyard.

The Department is dealing with potential cost pressure of some 1% to 2% on the approved cost.