France will join Britain in supplying long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine

July 13, 2023

France will join Britain in supplying long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine: France President Emmanuel Macron has informed that France would join Britain in supplying long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine.

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This announcement was made at a summit of the NATO alliance in Lithuania.

Reason: To boost military aid to Ukraine to help its counteroffensive

SCALP missile is equipped with inertial, GPS, and terrain-referencing navigation, and its pre-set target systems make it highly resistant.

About NATO:

Founded: 4 April 1949

HQ: Brussels, Belgium