Britain, France, Germany and other European ​nations will spend more than $50 ‌billion over the next 10 years to develop long-range precision weapons in ​a boost to NATO's defence ​capabilities, the British government said on ⁠Wednesday.

Axar.az reports, citing Reuters, the weapons, which will be ​developed without Washington's involvement, will have ​the ability to accurately strike targets at least 300 km (186 miles) away and ​in some cases beyond 2,000 ​km, the British government said in a statement.

"This ‌UK-led ⁠initiative will allow us to step up our cooperation, bringing European Allies together to ensure NATO ​remains safe ​and ⁠secure for years to come," outgoing British Prime Minister ​Keir Starmer said.

Starmer is set ​to ⁠convene allies at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, where ⁠he ​will unveil the ​British-led initiative.