Karan Vassil
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“Protecting production sites, dispersing manufacturing and maintaining supplies of critical components could, therefore, become almost as important as obtaining the technical information itself.”
Karan Vassil · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
Vassil concluded that protecting production sites, dispersing manufacturing, and maintaining component supplies could become almost as important as obtaining the technical information itself.
“it remains uncertain how this will apply to Ukrainian production”
Karan Vassil · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
Vassil noted that Storm Shadows incorporate sensitive US technologies, meaning some aspects of supply or transfer may still require US approval.
“Missile-production facilities inside Ukraine would present valuable targets for Russia and would have to operate under the continuing threat of Russian long-range missile and drone attacks,”
Karan Vassil · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
Vassil said that missile-production facilities inside Ukraine would be valuable targets for Russia and would face continuing threats of long-range missile and drone attacks.
“Licensed production gives Ukraine access to knowledge and industrial processes that would otherwise take considerable time and resources to reproduce.”
Karan Vassil · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
Vassil told Al Jazeera that licensed production gives Ukraine access to knowledge and industrial processes that would otherwise take considerable time to reproduce.
“is a highly sophisticated weapons system incorporating decades of Anglo-French research and development”
Karan Vassil · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
Vassil told Al Jazeera that the Storm Shadow/SCALP is a highly sophisticated weapons system incorporating decades of Anglo-French research and development.
“But it remains uncertain whether this will have an impact on Washington’s posture regarding Patriot interceptors,”
Karan Vassil · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
Vassil said British and French willingness to transfer classified missile-production knowledge sets a potentially important precedent but its impact on Washington's posture regarding Patriot interceptors remains uncertain.