{"value":{"id":1908005,"askingMemberId":5089,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","uin":"3448","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what smart precision guided munitions are currently in use by the Royal Navy in the main armament on the Type 45 destroyer.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4682,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-02T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers are equipped with the Sea Viper air defence system, which employs the Aster family of precision-guided missiles to engage and defeat a range of airborne threats. These radar-guided munitions form the core of the ship’s principal air defence capability, providing long-range protection.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Type 45 Destroyers: Guided Weapons","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908005","method":"GET"}]}