The First Tests Of Long-range Weapons For The Ukrainian Armed Forces Were Conducted In The United Kingdom

During the launches in the Hebrides, all systems functioned properly.

The British Ministry of Defense has successfully conducted the first tests of new long-range missile systems being developed to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities.

According to The Telegraph, the experimental weapon is capable of striking targets at a range of more than 300 miles (about 500 kilometers), which would potentially allow the Ukrainian military to reach strategic targets within the Russian Federation, including Moscow.

The platforms were tested at a range on the Hebrides as part of a defense program called “Project Brakestop.” The new systems are equipped with a 250-kilogram warhead.

The British Ministry of Defense tasked the developers with creating a strike weapon capable of reaching speeds exceeding 370 miles per hour (about 600 kilometers per hour), at a relatively low production cost—approximately 400,000 pounds per unit. The main requirement of the project is the ability to manufacture at least 20 such systems per month.

In the initial phase last February, the ministry reviewed 27 proposals from private companies, after which six firms were awarded contracts worth about 5 million pounds each to develop prototypes. By the end of the year, three suppliers remained in the project, including MBDA UK, which manufactures Storm Shadow cruise missiles, as well as two small and medium-sized enterprises—MGI Engineering and Rotron Aerospace.

During the test launches in the Hebrides, all systems functioned properly, despite minor technical glitches that the developers plan to resolve in subsequent testing phases.

The second phase of the “Brakestop project” has now begun, under which the companies have been allocated an additional 15 million pounds to further refine the technology.

The British government expects to deliver the first completed systems to Kyiv within the next year.

According to the UK Minister for the Armed Forces Louise Sandher-Jones, these weapons are intended to supplement Ukraine’s existing arsenal of long-range systems, such as Storm Shadow missiles, but with a significant advantage in terms of production cost.

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