UK prime minister to hand Zelenskyy rights to Stone Cloak technology on 27 July – The Independent

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to host a visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday 27 July and announce that the United Kingdom will transfer the intellectual property rights to the Stone Cloak electronic warfare system to Ukraine.

Source: The Independent

Quote from The Independent: "Mr Burnham will announce that Britain will hand over the intellectual property behind its new 'Stone Cloak' electronic warfare system, enabling Ukraine to produce the technology at scale."

Details: The Stone Cloak device, which is about the size of a tablet, is designed to jam Russian drone detection systems. Thousands of units have been supplied by the UK Ministry of Defence to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The UK-developed technology, which has proven effective on the battlefield, is also expected to be integrated into Britain's next generation of long-range strike weapons, including the Brakestop project, a low-cost cruise missile with a strike range of at least 600 km and a 200-300kg warhead.

The two leaders are also expected to meet more than 200 Ukrainian service personnel who have undergone training in the UK as part of the Sea Breeze exercises aimed at improving their combat skills.

Ahead of the visit, which comes just a week after Burnham took office, the new PM said that the UK's support for Ukraine "remains unwavering".

Background:

• Andy Burnham, the new leader of the UK Labour Party, officially succeeded Keir Starmer as prime minister on 20 July.
• After King Charles formally accepted Starmer's resignation, Burnham travelled to Buckingham Palace, where the monarch invited him to form a new government.
• Zelenskyy congratulated Burnham on taking office. He also announced that he had held his first telephone conversation with the new UK prime minister and said they are due to meet in person soon.

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