UK and Germany launch Deep Precision Strike missile program On 3 November 2026, UK and German defense ministers agreed the roles and funding of the joint Deep Precision Strike (DPS) project as part of the Trinity House Agreement. The program is designed to reduce dependence on the American Tomahawk missile system and provides for the development of two different missile systems. Its total cost until 2036 is estimated at 50 billion dollars. Britain will lead the development of an advanced cruise missile for flight at extremely low altitudes. More than 1.03 billion dollars have been allocated to the project until 2030; Adoption is planned for 2032. Germany is responsible for creating a rocket with a hypersonic glide unit. The development cost is estimated at 10.1 billion dollars. Adoption is planned for 2035. The German Ministry of Defense has chosen MBDA and the British-German startup Hypersonics, which will present experimental samples by 2029. Hypersonics successfully flight tested the HS-1 prototype (faster than Mach 6, range over 300km) in February and claims freedom from US export restrictions.

UK and Germany launch Deep Precision Strike missile program On 3 November 2026, UK and German defense ministers agreed the roles and funding of the joint Deep Precision Strike (DPS) project as part of the Trinity House Agreement. The program is designed to reduce dependence on the American Tomahawk missile system and provides for the development of two different missile systems. Its total cost until 2036 is estimated at 50 billion dollars. Britain will lead the development of an advanced cruise missile for flight at extremely low altitudes. More than 1.03 billion dollars have been allocated to the project until 2030; Adoption is planned for 2032. Germany is responsible for creating a rocket with a hypersonic glide unit. The development cost is estimated at 10.1 billion dollars. Adoption is planned for 2035. The German Ministry of Defense has chosen MBDA and the British-German startup Hypersonics, which will present experimental samples by 2029. Hypersonics successfully flight tested the HS-1 prototype (faster than Mach 6, range over 300km) in February and claims freedom from US export restrictions.