Britain to deploy batteries of high precision long range missiles on Russian’s border for the first time since the Cold War
The long range rockets are set to be moved to Estonia next year
Amid fears President Vladimir Putin could be planning to invade country
Around 800 UK troops will deploy to Estonia as part of a 15-nation force
By MARC NICOL
DailyMail.com
13 November 2016
Britain is to deploy batteries of high precision long range missiles on Russian’s border for the first time since the Cold War.
The long range rockets will be moved to Estonia next year amid fears Russian President Vladimir Putin could be planning to invade the country.
The rockets are part of a huge military build-up by NATO countries in order to defend the Baltic States.
Around 800 UK troops will deploy to Estonia next year as part of a 15-nation force, including soldiers from the US, France and Denmark.
The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) fire as many as 12 missiles per minute and are capable of blowing up Russian tanks over a range of up to 45 miles.
The 200lb warheads are guided towards their targets by GPS and are fired from missile launchers bolted onto armoured vehicles. At least 25 Royal Artillery soldiers are expected to deploy to Estonia to operate the GMLRS systems.
The rockets were used with devastating results in Afghanistan from 2007 to blast open Taliban bunkers. Some 410 missiles were fired at the jihadi’s tunnel networks in Helmand Province during the campaign.
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