Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned weapon fit is for the Type 26 frigate.

The planned weapon fit for the Type 26 frigate is:

• Future Offensive Surface Weapon (a long-range anti-ship missile)
• 5-inch Mk45 Mod 4A Medium Calibre Gun
• Sea Ceptor Local Area Air Defence missile system which uses the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM)
• A single Merlin anti-submarine warfare helicopter or up to 2 x Wildcat maritime attack helicopters, which will be able to deploy:

o Sea Venom (Heavy) Anti-Ship medium range air to surface missile

o Martlet short range air to surface missiles

o Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes

o Helicopter-mounted M3M 0.5” Machine Gun

• 2 x 30mm Automated Small Calibre Guns
• 2 x 20mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems
• Ship Mounted 0.5” Heavy Machine Gun
• 0.5” Sniper rifles
• Force protection Small Arms
• Electronic Warfare Decoy Launcher Systems