The projected cost of the programme is £6.2 billion. The Carrier Air Wing (CVW) will vary depending on the type and location of deployment, but will consist of a maximum of 24 F-35Bs under normal circumstances (or 36 in extreme cases) and Merlin helicopters in both utility and Airborne Early Warning roles. The vessels have displacement of approximately 65,000 tonnes (64,000 long tons 72,000 short tons), are 284 metres (932 ft) long and are the largest warships ever constructed for the Royal Navy. This was confirmed by the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, with at least one carrier being available at any time. In 2014 the UK Government announced that the second carrier would be brought into service, ending years of uncertainty surrounding its future. The contracts were signed one year later on 3 July 2008, with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, a partnership formed with Babcock International, Thales Group, A&P Group, the UK Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems. The contract for the vessels was announced in July 2007, ending several years of delay over cost issues and British naval shipbuilding restructuring. They form the central components of the UK Carrier Strike Group. Her sister ship, HMS Prince of Wales, was launched on 21 December 2017, and was commissioned on 10 December 2019. The lead ship of her class, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was named on 4 July 2014 in honour of Elizabeth I and was commissioned on 7 December 2017. The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy consists of two vessels. 1 × carrier air wing of 40 aircraft typically,.6 × Miniguns (retired in 2023 and replaced by Browning.
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