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\"A<\/a>A German and a Union Jack flag fly at Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, March 29, 2023. REUTERS\/Annegret Hilse\/File Photo<\/p>\n

The UK and Germany will jointly develop a long-range \u201cdeep precision strike\u201d weapon exceeding 2,000 km, boosting European defence<\/a> ties.<\/p>\n

The project builds on a commitment made last year to develop new weapons, when both countries signed a bilateral defence pact and stressed the need for Europe to be able to defend itself against any escalation of the war in Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trinity House Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe signing of the Trinity House Agreement marks a fundamental shift in the UK\u2019s relations with Germany and for European security. This agreement between Europe\u2019s two biggest defence spenders will strengthen national security and economic growth in the face of growing Russian aggression and increasing threats,\u201d an official news release published last October read.<\/p>\n

Since the signing of that deal, Donald Trump has won a US presidential election and made clear he expects Europe to take responsibility for its own security, triggering a scramble on the continent to find ways to boost domestic defence industries.<\/p>\n

\u2018Engine For Growth\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

British defence minister John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius will announce the new long-range weapon project at a meeting in Berlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a more dangerous world, NATO and European allies stand united,\u201d Healey said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\"Nitin<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership is helping us make defence an engine for growth \u2013 creating jobs, boosting skills, and driving investment across the UK and Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement did not provide further details on the project\u2019s timeline or budget.<\/p>\n

Ministers are also expected to discuss joint procurement of torpedoes for maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, and announce a deal for Germany\u2019s purchase of British-made military bridges, the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will bring the two nation\u2019s defence industries closer than ever, including a long-term commitment to manufacturing Boxer armoured vehicles, supporting skilled jobs across the UK. The deal also aims to support and expanded complex weapons development in the UK, laying a path for Sting Ray Torpedoes procurement,\u201d the October release stated.<\/p>\n

(With inputs from Reuters)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A German and a Union Jack flag fly at Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, March 29, 2023. REUTERS\/Annegret…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,1824,47347,47348,2821,16],"class_list":{"0":"post-102510","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-germany","11":"tag-homeslider","12":"tag-long-range-missile","13":"tag-nato","14":"tag-uk"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114509807893563153","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}