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UK Tests Long-Range Missile Intended for Ukraine
The United Kingdom conducted tests of a missile system with a range exceeding 300 miles. The weapon is designed to carry a 500-pound warhead and is intended to supplement existing Storm Shadow missiles supplied to Ukraine.
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The weapon is designed to reach targets more than 300 miles away and deliver a 500-pound warhead. Twenty-seven bids were submitted, and six companies received contracts worth about £5 million each to develop prototypes.
MBDA UK, MGI Engineering, and Rotron Aerospace. The new system is intended to complement Storm Shadow cruise missiles already provided to Ukraine. A Ministry of Defence statement described the effort as combining support for Ukraine with British industrial capacity. Ukraine has separately continued development of its own long-range drones for use against targets inside Russia.
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