Three British-designed long-range strike weapons have successfully completed flight testing just months after the competition that produced them was launched, marking a significant milestone in Project Brakestop, the MOD’s fast-track programme to develop low-cost, ground-launched strike capability for Ukraine. Launched by the Ministry of Defence’s Taskforce Kindred in November 2024, Project Brakestop set deliberately ambitious requirements: a range of at least 500km, a 225kg warhead, speeds exceeding 600km/h, a target unit cost of around £400,000 excluding the warhead, and the ability to produce at least 20 weapons per month within months of a production order. Twenty-seven bids were received when…
