Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 52629

Germany: Guided Weapons

Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025
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Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New 2,000 km “deep precision strike” weapon to be developed by UK and Germany as Trinity House Agreement delivers first major milestones, published on 15

Answer

Maria Eagle
UK and Germany are considering several concepts and technologies to address emerging threats and have defined a joint range requirement of over 2,000 km. Specific characteristics, in-service dates and launch platforms are to be confirmed.