Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project
The Deep Precision Strike project has just been unveiled by No 10 and is due to be discussed later on Wednesday at the Nato summit in the Turkish capital, Ankara.Sir Keir Starmer is there for his final Nato summit as prime minister. He is likely to face some criticism from US President Donald Trump for failing to set out a plan for reaching 3.5% of GDP spent on defence by 2035, a target agreed by nearly all Nato members last year.But on Wednesday the prime minister will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the new missile programme. Billed as one Nato's most advanced weapons, it is intended to strike targets nearly 200 miles (300km) away with pinpoint accuracy, possibly extending out to 1,250 miles.
- ▪The Deep Precision Strike project has just been unveiled by No 10 and is due to be discussed later on Wednesday at the Nato summit in the Turkish capital, Ankara.Sir Keir Starmer is there for his final Nato summit as prime minister.
- ▪He is likely to face some criticism from US President Donald Trump for failing to set out a plan for reaching 3.5% of GDP spent on defence by 2035, a target agreed by nearly all Nato members last year.But on Wednesday the prime minister wil
- ▪Billed as one Nato's most advanced weapons, it is intended to strike targets nearly 200 miles (300km) away with pinpoint accuracy, possibly extending out to 1,250 miles.
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Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile projectImage source, EPAImage caption, Yvette Cooper and Sir Keir Starmer arriving in Turkey on TuesdayByFrank Gardner, Security correspondent, Reporting fromAnkara and Patrick JacksonPublished8 July 2026, 04:12 BSTUpdated 24 minutes agoTwelve countries, including the UK, are set to spend more than £37bn ($50bn) over the next 10 years on a new long-range missile to protect Europe. The Deep Precision Strike project has just been unveiled by No 10 and is due to be discussed later on Wednesday at the Nato summit in the Turkish capital, Ankara.Sir Keir Starmer is there for his final Nato summit as prime minister.
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