Nuove fregate britanniche armate con missili d’attacco STRATUS

>**The UK Government has confirmed for the first time that the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates are planned to carry the STRATUS LO strike missile, following a written parliamentary reply outlining how the service intends to meet its Future Offensive Surface Weapon requirement.**

>Responding to a question from Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, Defence Minister Luke Pollard said the Royal Navy has “a requirement called the Future Offensive Surface Weapon (FoSUW) which will provide a long range anti-ship strike weapon with land attack capabilities, compatible with the Mk41 Vertical Launch System.”

>He stated that this requirement “will be met through the Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon (FCASW) programme, which comprises two concept solutions, STRATUS LO and STRATUS RS.”

>Pollard confirmed explicitly that “the STRATUS LO concept is planned to be integrated onto the Type 26 frigate to meet the Royal Navy FoSUW requirement.”

>The confirmation places the Type 26 at the centre of the UK’s adoption of the STRATUS missile family, a UK–France programme rebranded from FC/ASW in 2025 and joined by Italy. STRATUS LO is a subsonic, low-observable cruise-strike weapon designed for long-range engagements against land or maritime targets, intended to provide a modern replacement for older systems including Storm Shadow, SCALP, Harpoon and Exocet.

Where does this place along with the NSM which I imagine will be equipped on the Norwegian type 26s?

Sort of out of the domestic british scope this I guess, but considering if those Type 26s can get em, I guess the RN ones can too? So Im mostly interested in how their roles differ if thats not a dumb question. SPEAR , Stratus, I tbh don’t know much about these programs.