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Britain to develop new ballistic missile for Ukraine's defense

Reuters EUROPE
Published January 12,2026
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The British ⁠government said on Sunday that it ‍will develop a ‌new ‍deep-strike ballistic missile for Ukraine to support the country's war efforts against Russia.

Under the project, named Nightfall, ⁠the British government said it has launched a competition to rapidly develop ground-launched ‌ballistic missiles that could carry a 200 kg (440 ‍lb) warhead ‍over a ‍range of ⁠more ‍than 500 km (310 miles).