Originally Posted by
Lyneham Lad
It is less than helpful the way everything gets described in terms of carrier protection - apart from the fact the carrier can and will provide air defence and ASW for task groups, including amphibious forces and crisis response shipping, Martlet and Sea Venom are needed anywhere the Wildcat HMA2 deploys - such as the Gulf protecting peacetime shipping.
Martlet has been fired from a frigate in an anti small craft role, so I expect (hope) that it will be fitted across the fleet, including the carriers.