"The UK will develop new tactical ballistic missiles that boost Ukraine's firepower … Under Project Nightfall, the UK has launched a competition to rapidly develop ground-launched ballistic missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometres and designed to operate in high-threat battlefields with heavy electromagnetic interference," the ministry said in a statement.
Missile's specifications:
>500 km range
200 kg warhead
$1 million per missile
Production: < 10/month
Three industry teams will each receive $12 million to design and deliver three test missiles within 12 months, the statement said.
The West's plan to further militarize Ukraine is far from a peaceful settlement and is rather aimed at escalating and spreading the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier.