Head of European Parliament urges Germany to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine
Photo: Taurus missiles (mbda-deutschland de)
Germany must provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine, particularly in light of the escalating war driven by Russia, states European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
Metsola affirmed when asked whether countries supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles should allow Kyiv to use them against targets in Russia and whether Germany should provide Taurus missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"Yes, this is also the position of the European Parliament. There is broad support for this demand. We will see if there is a corresponding policy shift after the Bundestag elections," she noted.
What to know about Taurus missiles
Taurus is a family of German-Swedish air-launched cruise missiles classified as "air-to-surface" with long-range capabilities. They are designed for precision strikes on heavily fortified and deep-buried targets, including critical point and extended-area infrastructure, without the carrier aircraft entering the adversary's air defense zone.
The missiles were developed and are produced by Taurus Systems GmbH, based in Schrobenhausen — a joint venture of MBDA Deutschland.
