"The British government is asking defense firms to rapidly produce a new ground-launched ballistic missile to aid Ukraine's fight against Russia - hardware that might also be adopted by UK's armed forces in future. Under the codename Project Nightfall, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is kicking off a competition to develop a ground-launched ballistic missile system with a range of more than 500 kilometers, capable of delivering a 200 kg conventional high explosive warhead."
""The desired performance specifications can be achieved reasonably quickly by reusing existing components from other missile systems. It will give us a homegrown version of the US PrSM," he stated. PrSM stands for Precision Strike Missile. This is an approach that has already been successfully used. The Common Anti-Air Modular Missile ( CAMM), which is deployed by the Royal Navy as Sea Ceptor, was designed to reuse certain components designed for other equipment, such as the Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM)."
The British government has launched Project Nightfall to develop a ground-launched ballistic missile with a range exceeding 500 kilometers and a 200 kg conventional high-explosive warhead. The MoD is running a competition seeking three industry teams, each to receive £9 million ($12 million) to design and deliver three missiles for test firing within 12 months. The capability is intended to give Ukrainian forces long-range strike options able to hit targets within Russia from frontline positions in Ukraine. The accelerated twelve-month development timeline relies on reusing existing missile components. Launch systems will be vehicle-mounted to enable salvo firing and rapid relocation.
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