THE UK Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon platform is expected to be provided with a significant addition to its future air-to-surface capability after it was revealed the aircraft will field the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) by the beginning of the next decade. In a series of parliamentary written responses published on July 8, Defence Minister Jeremy Quin said the FC/ASW will enter service with the Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates from 2028 and the Typhoon fighters from 2030 onwards. The FC/ASW programme was established by the UK and France in 2010 to produce a new generation of missiles to replace the Exocet and Harpoon anti-ship weapons in service with the Marine Nationale and Royal Navy, respectively, as well as the Storm Shadow/ SCALP cruise missile.
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