The reason why the UK is preparing to replace its Storm Shadow missiles.

GD&TĐ - The UK Ministry of Defence's new investment plan reveals a direction towards building a larger, lower-cost missile arsenal while maintaining its offensive capabilities.

The UK Ministry of Defence has decided, as part of a new investment plan, to gradually phase out the purchase of Storm Shadow cruise missiles and replace them with lower-cost, long-range strike weapons.

This information was published by the UK Defence Journal, citing content from the Defence Investment Plan (DIP).

The new approach is expected to help Britain significantly expand its arsenal of precision-guided weapons, while also accelerating production.

The biggest advantage of the new systems is cost. Each new missile is expected to cost only about half as much as the Storm Shadow missile.

To implement this initiative, the UK Ministry of Defence will allocate £300 million, equivalent to approximately 10.7 trillion VND. However, this is only the initial investment.

Former UK Defence Secretary John Healy stands next to a Storm Shadow missile at the MBDA UK factory. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence.

Developing multiple missile programs in parallel.

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In addition, the UK will continue to develop the Stratus project, which is intended to be a complete replacement for the Storm Shadow missile. Besides equipping aircraft, Stratus will also be integrated into surface warships.

This missile is proposed in two versions, including an anti-ship version and an attack version for both air and surface platforms.

Additionally, as part of the Project Brakestop program, three British companies have developed new missile prototypes and completed flight tests in Scotland.

The participating units in the program include MBDA UK with the Crossbow rocket, MGI Engineering with the TigerShark project, and Rotron Aerospace with the SkyLance rocket.

These systems are expected to supplement the UK's arsenal by combining expensive, high-precision missiles with inexpensive, mass-produced long-range strike weapons.

The UK Ministry of Defence expects to select the winning design from Project Brakestop before the end of this year.

The new missiles are launched from ground-based platforms and are capable of striking targets at distances exceeding 500km. They carry warheads weighing approximately 225kg and can reach speeds of over 600km/h.

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A key requirement of the program is the use of components manufactured only in the UK or countries other than the US . This would allow the missiles to be exported or transferred to allies without US approval under the International Arms Trade Regulations (ITAR).

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