UK expands military support for Ukraine’s air defence

Britain committed hundreds of millions of dollars for Ukraine air defences, including sending 1,000 UK-made lightweight missiles worth over $500 million and allocating about $200 million to a NATO mechanism to purchase US weapons for Kyiv.
UK expands military support for Ukraine’s air defence
Why it matters
The package increases near-term intercept capacity aimed at protecting Ukraine’s power and heating infrastructure, reducing the operational impact of Russian strike campaigns during peak winter demand. The $200 million routed through a NATO procurement scheme accelerates access to US systems by using an established buying channel rather than bilateral contracting. The scale and mix of funding plus UK-supplied missiles signals allies are shifting from ad hoc deliveries to larger, programmatic air-defence resourcing tied to NATO coordination.
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