The UK has successfully tested new long-range missiles intended for Ukraine, the Financial Times reports.
These weapons are manufactured without the use of components from the United States, which will avoid the need to request permission from Washington to use them in strikes deep into Russian territory.
An unnamed British official told the Financial Times: “We don’t want arms approval to depend on how the negotiations go.”
According to The Telegraph, the new missiles carry a warhead weighing 250 kilograms and are capable of covering a distance of approximately 500 kilometers.
After additional tests planned for this year, the new missiles will be put into mass production. They can enter service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the end of 2026.
The UK began developing its own missile to aid Ukraine in 2024. This happened against the backdrop of the US ban, for fear of escalation, of launching missiles and ATACMS systems deep into Russian territory.