PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Antiship Missiles (14 September 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Royal Navy's decision to withdraw the Harpoon anti-ship missile by the end of 2018 on the capabilities of the Royal Navy.

Asked by:
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)

The Royal Navy continuously reviews the capabilities it requires. While work is in hand to consider options for the replacement of the Harpoon missile system, the Navy has decided to extend its service life beyond 2018.

Answered by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
10 October 2017