UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons, UK says

Britain and European allies including France, Germany, Italy and Poland will work together to develop new low-cost air defence weapons to protect the continent's skies, a statement from the UK's ministry of defence said on Friday.

"The UK and our E5 partners are stepping up - investing together in the next generation of air defence and autonomous systems to strengthen NATO's shield," Britain's minister for defence readiness and industry Luke Pollard said in a statement.