Drones to be equipped with Britain’s much-vaunted but barely used, Brimstone missiles

‘UK drones are to be equipped with the much-vaunted Brimstone missiles which were used to justify involvement in Syria but then barely used, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.
The Brimstone missile, which the UK military claims is particularly accurate, will be used by Britain’s ‘Protector’ drones, rebranded last year from their actual name: Predators.
The missile was famously framed as having such a unique capability that it was essential to the US-led combat effort in Syria, a point used to sway the 2015 parliamentary vote to extend the UK’s operations into the war-torn country.’

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