The UK will help Ukraine make long-range missiles by sharing classified tech information

Burnham, who was in Kyiv for Ukraine's Independence Day, said defense firm MBDA will release details on U.K.-made parts for the SCALP missile to Ukraine to help the country assemble the weapons.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7017x4680+0+0/resize/7017x4680!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2Fe6%2Fc008b1ab4557b84820118a7c7bf7%2Fap26236633973837.jpg' alt='Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes and shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham upon his arrival at Horodetskyi House ahead of their bilateral meeting in Kyiv, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.'/><p>Burnham, who was in Kyiv for Ukraine's Independence Day, said defense firm MBDA will release details on U.K.-made parts for the SCALP missile to Ukraine to help the country assemble the weapons.</p><p>(Image credit: Henry Nicholls)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5944059' />