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UK readies more missiles for Ukraine to resist Russians

by Agence France-Presse
March 9, 2022
in War News
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UK readies more missiles for Ukraine to resist Russians

As the NLAW fires a back blast of flames come out of the rear of the tube, this is the initial blast that forces the rocket out of the tube before a secondary rocket starts and takes it to the target. Gurkhas have demonstrated the firepower they can bring to bear as part of the British ArmyÕs rapid reaction force. 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha RiflesÕ Anti-Tank Platoon opened fire with Javelin and Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) missiles on a wind-swept Salisbury Plain as the culmination of a training package for soldiers joining the platoon. The two high-tech weapon systems are intended to give infantry on the ground the capability to destroy tanks and lightly armoured vehicles, but also provide an all-weather, day or night capability against fixed positions such as bunkers and buildings. Javelin and NLAW are the most potent and precise weapons carried by 1RGR in their current role as an infantry battlegroup in the Air Assault Task Force, which is held ready to deploy anywhere in the world at short notice to conduct the full range of military operations. Photographer: Corporal Stephen Harvey / MoD

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Britain said Wednesday it was preparing to send more portable missile systems to help Ukrainian forces destroy Russian tanks and aircraft, but denied it was escalating the conflict.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK had so far delivered 3,615 Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons (NLAWs) “and continue(s) to deliver more”.

“We will shortly be starting the delivery of a small consignment of anti-tank Javelin missiles as well,” he told parliament.

Wallace added that “in response to Ukrainian requests, the government has taken the decision to explore the donation of Starstreak high-velocity man-portable anti-air missiles”.

Like NLAWs, the British Starstreak missiles are a mobile system designed to be fired by troops in the field, targeting helicopters and planes.

“We believe that this system will remain within the definition of defensive weapons but will allow the Ukrainian force to better defend the skies,” the minister said.

“I want to assure the House (of Commons) that everything we do is bound by the decisions to supply defensive systems and are calibrated not to escalate to a strategic level.”

Britain will also increase its supplies of rations, medical equipment and other “non-lethal” military aid to Ukraine, Wallace said.

Prior to Russia’s invasion on February 24, Britain had sent a contingent of military trainers to instruct Ukrainian forces on using the anti-tank weapons.

It has sent 800 troops to Estonia to shore up NATO’s eastern flank, and has another 1,000 on standby if the the humanitarian crisis worsens in Ukraine’s neighbours.

But like other NATO allies, Britain has rebuffed Ukraine’s demands to impose a no-fly zone, fearful of the risk of all-out war with nuclear-armed Russia.

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