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Ground-launched strike needs long-range precision and shorter-range options

Long-range missiles compatible with multiple-launch rocket systems form one requirement, with shorter-range weapons offering other battlefield uses.

Question

What kinds of ground-launched attack missiles does the British military need?

Short answer

Long-range precision missiles compatible with systems such as MLRS, together with shorter-range options for other targets.

Notes

The recommendation begins with long-range precision missiles that can launch from systems such as MLRS. These would broaden the rocket forces' ability to conduct distant attacks. Shorter-range missiles are also wanted. An unidentified fictional book provides an illustrative idea for a munition that could attack both tanks and aircraft; that imagined weapon is not an existing British system.