UK Defense Ministry Places Order for New Missile With Range of Over 600 km

NAMPA / Sputnik

2025-08-29

MOSCOW, August 29 (RIA Novosti) - The UK Ministry of Defense has placed an order for a new ballistic missile with a range of over 600 kilometres (372 miles). "The User requires a cost-effective, tactical (>600km) ballistic missile, capable of being safely ground launched from a mobile platform in a high threat tactical environment, navigating to and accurately striking a user-programmed co-ordinate," a notice published on the UK government’s webs......

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