Zitat:Britain and France have agreed to progress the joint Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme to the next phase, committing to the Demonstration and Manufacture stage. Named the Future Offensive Surface Weapon (FOSW) by the RN, it will arm the Type 26 and Type 31 frigates.

The FC/ASW programme, led by European missile manufacturer MBDA, aims to replace both the UK’s Storm Shadow and France’s SCALP cruise missiles, as well as the Exocet and Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Two distinct missiles are being developed under the programme: the high-supersonic RJ10 variant, intended to defeat moving maritime targets and dense naval defences and the subsonic TP15, optimised for land attack and suppression of enemy air defences.