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Guided Weapons: Procurement

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 49568, tabled on 8 September 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) original and (b) current cost expectations for the FCASW programme.

Answered on

22 September 2022

The Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon (FCASW) programme has been running under a joint UK-France Concept Phase and Assessment Phase since 2017. FCASW budget was approved at £409 million for the Concept Phase and Assessment Phase in 2021. Future cost expectations are dependent upon the choices to be made at the Full Business Case decision point and have not been finalised. The Assessment Phase is on track and progressing within its approved budget.