Britain and Germany are launching a joint military project to build a “super-Taurus” long-range missile system, German media reported on Thursday.

The two nations have agreed “within the next 10 years or so to develop a type of ‘super-Taurus’ missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres”, according to Politico’s Berlin Playbook newsletter.

Germany already possesses an estimated 600 Taurus missiles, which have a range of 500km and are considered to be among the most powerful weapons in the country’s arsenal.