France will join Britain in supplying long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine: France President Emmanuel Macron has informed that France would join Britain in supplying long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 2023
This announcement was made at a summit of the NATO alliance in Lithuania.
Reason: To boost military aid to Ukraine to help its counteroffensive
SCALP missile is equipped with inertial, GPS, and terrain-referencing navigation, and its pre-set target systems make it highly resistant.
About NATO:
Founded: 4 April 1949
HQ: Brussels, Belgium
