Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 89947

F-35 Aircraft: Antiship Missiles

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

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

Luke Pollard

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...

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