Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, how many and what proportion of the missiles will be manufactured in the United Kingdom.

The deadline to receive Nightfall development proposals is the 9 February 2026, with development contract(s) aimed to be awarded in March 2026. The Department aims to maximise the UK industrial content of these development contract(s).