UK missiles offer may help Ukraine - but they are not what Zelensky needs most
Summary
The UK plans to share blueprints for its Storm Shadow cruise missiles with Ukraine to help Ukraine produce these weapons locally. However, making these missiles is slow, costly, and depends on complex parts, so this alone will not change the war’s outcome. Ukraine is better known for producing cheaper, mass-made drones but still needs advanced weapons like missile interceptors.Key Facts
- The UK and France design and provide expensive Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, costing about £1 million each.
- The UK will give Ukraine the blueprints to build these missiles at home, but it may take months or years to produce them.
- Complex global supply chains make it hard for Ukraine to get all necessary parts for missile manufacturing.
- The UK is developing a cheaper, faster-produced cruise missile under Project Brakestop, aiming to supply it to Ukraine soon.
- Ukraine produces 70% of its own weapons, especially advanced drones, using mass-produced parts from China.
- Ukraine’s drones are cheaper to build than NATO countries’ drones, which avoid Chinese parts.
- Ukraine still lacks some advanced weapons, like fast fighter jets and interceptors for stopping Russian ballistic missiles.
- The US-made Patriot interceptor is the most effective missile defense, but Ukraine is nearly out of these.
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