New HIMARS missiles could give Ukraine forces major boost

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Germany and the U.S. are developing longer-range missiles that could help Kyiv in its war against Moscow.

German weapons manufacturer MBDA is developing a missile that could help Kyiv's forces in the fight against Russia, according to reports in Ukraine.

The joint fire support missile being developed by MBDA could increase the range of weapons fired by Ukraine from 300km to 500km, according to news site Obozrevatel., which Kyiv has been working to retake, were heavily damaged by strikes last week, the British Ministry of Defence said. The JFS-M has a high subsonic speed that ranges from 600km/h to 1000km/h, according to MBDA. Two of the missiles could be placed in HIMARS and four in the M270 multiple launch rocket system.

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