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F-35 Aircraft: Antiship Missiles

Commons · Question 89947 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

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Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the integration of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon on the Joint Strike Fighter.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 19 Nov 2025

The Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon programme is designed to be integrated on Typhoon and Rafale aircraft, as well as future platforms including the Global Combat Air Programme. Fit checks on F35 have been successfully conducted to test if FC/ASW can be in...