Guided Weapons

(asked on 23rd April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to expand its portfolio of air-to-ground missile; and which current projects are considering this capability.


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Guto Bebb
This question was answered on 26th April 2018

The Ministry of Defence has a forward programme that includes Selectable Precision Effects at Range Capabilities 3 and 5 (SPEAR Cap 3, SPEAR Cap 5) that will deliver world-leading strike capabilities for F-35B and Typhoon from the 2020s and beyond, as well as variants of Brimstone that can be used by Typhoon, Apache and the Protector Remotely Piloted Air System. The programme will also deliver Sea Venom and Martlet air-to-surface missiles for use by the Royal Navy's rotary wing aircraft from the early 2020s.

The UK's requirement for air-to-ground and air-to-surface missile capabilities is kept under review, including through the Annual Budget Cycle and the Modernising Defence Programme.

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