Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when the capabilities to be delivered by the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon programme will be in service in the Royal Navy.
The Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme is in the middle of the Assessment Phase which is currently on track. The planned assumption for service entry date for equipping the Royal Navy with a Future Offensive Surface Warfare capability under the FC/ASW programme is 2028.