Allied forces will be supplied with joint long-range missiles

Paris, Berlin and Warsaw announced in late June that they wanted to work together to procure precision weapons with longer ranges. Now, she said, they intend to expand their cooperation with Rome to the development of long-range missiles. Reuters referring to the joint statement issued during the NATO summit in Washington.

The current European cruise missile inventory includes relatively old and expensive systems such as the British Storm Shadow, the French SCALP and the German Taurus. The new cruise missile should supplement and partially replace them.

Washington and Berlin announced on Wednesday that the United States will deploy long-range and hypersonic missiles in Germany starting in 2026. This will strengthen the protection of the European member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to a joint statement from the two countries.

The US decision to deploy long-range missiles in Germany has caused a strong reaction from Russia, which has threatened a “military response” to the deployment.

Valentina Matviyenkova, chairwoman of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, said: “Russia’s response to the deployment of US missiles in Germany will be strong and adequate.”

Soon after, Moscow also commented on the report of the joint development of long-range missiles, saying that this posed a potential threat to Russia. TASS Then in this case, she pointed out that according to the newspaper’s website Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The missile under development will have a range of more than 1,000 kilometers and will be able to “strike Russian targets from German territory.”