Overview
- UK minister Luke Pollard met Germany’s Jens Plötner in Berlin at the MECC to review progress on the Deep Precision Strike effort.
- The partners are developing a family of long‑range weapons, including stealth cruise and hypersonic systems designed to exceed 2,000 km.
- Initial development focuses on ground‑launched missiles, with potential air and naval variants being explored.
- Both governments expect systems to enter service in the 2030s to strengthen deterrence and operational flexibility.
- The cooperation remains open to additional partners and is framed alongside the UK’s multi‑year defence spending plans, including a rise to 2.6% of GDP from 2027.