To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the acquisition cost is of (a) a Queen Elizabeth Class carrier, (b) an air group of 24 F-35Bs with merlin helicopters, (c) two type 45 destroyers, (d) two type 23 frigates, (e) one Astute class submarine and
The acquisition cost of the two Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers was c. £6 billion. The build cost of a Type 45 destroyer was calculated in 2013 to be £633 million (Official Report 2 December 2016 Question 55378). Build costs of the Type 23 frigate...
Aircraft Carriers: Procurement