Royal Fleet Auxiliary
(asked on 16th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what active weapon systems arm each vessel within the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
This question was answered on 24th May 2018
Determined by their tasking, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships are armed with active weapon systems (AWS) for self-protection. Each ship is fit to receive Phalanx and 20mm or 30mm close range guns; with the exception of RFA TIDESPRING which is yet to be fitted for AWS. All RFA ships may also carry small arms.