UK building DIY long-range missiles to ditch US tech
Britain is tired of waiting on Washington and is cooking up its own budget-friendly way to reach those distant targets.
Britain has decided to stop waiting for permission or parts from across the Atlantic. They've kicked off project Brakestop, a scramble to build a new breed of long-range missiles that are strictly made in the UK. No US components, no US data, no strings attached.
The goal is simple: make them cheap and make them fast. They won't have the fancy precision of the Storm Shadow, but they'll cost about half as much. We’re talking a 225kg warhead that can travel over 500km. It’s basically a "good enough to get the job done" approach that could see dozens of these units rolling off production lines within months.
It’s a bold move to guarantee Kyiv stays in the fight regardless of who sits in the White House.
Source: Bloomberg
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