![]() Lord WINTERBOTTOM My Lords, with the permission of the House, I will make a Statement on guided weapons for the Services. ![]() In September 1975, the MoD selected the Harpoon missile, the French went on to develop SM39 Exocet, the submarine-launched variant. Sub Martel was a modification of the already-in-service Matra Martel air-to-ground missile but compared to the already-in-service Harpoon, would require significant development funding.Īlthough Exocet was in service with both the UK and France, a submarine-launched development project was not considered for UGSW. The Royal Navy had a requirement for a submarine-launched anti-ship missile for the Under Surface Guided Weapon (UGSW) requirement.Ĭhoices were a new development from Hawker Siddeley, designated CR137, the McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Harpoon and an Anglo-French development called Sub Martel. The initial requirement called for a surface, air and sub-surface launched variant of the same missile, and all three entered service in 1977. ![]() In July 1971, McDonnell Douglas won a development contract and, in May 1973, the US Navy selected Harpoon. The US Navy began initial concept studies for an anti-ship missile system in 1965. Development of the Harpoon missile for the US Navy goes back to the mid-sixties as a counter to surfaced submarines but for the Royal Navy, it first came into service as a submarine-launched weapon in the mid-seventies. ![]()
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