threat levels and theatre of operations.” – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by threat levels and theatre of operations.” on 2016-01-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 18 December 2015 (HL4511), how they define command” in that answer; and whether command of helicopters in all Royal Navy warships will be dependent on a variety of factors such as

Earl Howe

Command and control definitions are outlined in Joint Defence Publication 3-00. As with most other capabilities, command of all Carrier Enabled Power Projection assets would be dependent on a variety of factors, such as, but not limited to, the specific task, whether it is a national or coalition commitment, threat levels and theatre of operations. Any deviation from this default command and control position will continue to be considered over the course of the programme, utilising experience and military judgement from a broad range of sources.