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Germany: Guided Weapons

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

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
15 May 2025
Target answer date
20 May 2025
Answer
22 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 May 2025

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 20 May 2025

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  3. 22 May 2025

    Answer published

    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.

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