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UK, France to order more Storm Shadow missiles, plan next-generation replacements
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- 10 July, 2025
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The United Kingdom and France will order more long-range Storm Shadow missiles and start work to replace them with upgraded versions, the UK government said in a statement released ahead of a bilateral summit, Report informs via TASS.
"The new agreement will see the UK and France commit to launch the next phase of their joint project for both deep strike and anti-ship missiles - a step closer to selecting a final design for Storm Shadow’s replacement," the communique states.
According to The Times, when the UK handed over Storm Shadow missiles to Kyiv in May 2023, the kingdom's military experts were secretly sent to Ukraine to equip aircraft and train Ukrainian forces to use the missiles.
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