MiG-31K with a model of a hypersonic missile “Dagger”
According to an expert on international relations from the University of Leicester, Professor Andrew Futter, the British armed forces currently do not have the ability to intercept and shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, including the Dagger missile system.
In an interview with the Daily Express newspaper, he explained that the lack of defensive weapons makes Britain vulnerable in the event of a possible conflict with the Russian Federation.
Another expert analyst Alex Lord added that the Russian “superweapon” is located within the “possible strike” on the UK. He recalled that the “Daggers” are launched from MiG-31K, which are on permanent duty in the Kaliningrad region. “There they are within the reach of the UK,” said Lord.