The UK claims its new cruise missile programme will be low cost. We’ll just have to take their word for it because they haven’t disclosed the cost. Despite this Forces News led with the headline “What is Stratus? Inside UK’s low-cost cruise missile as first tests planned for 2028″. Okay, then… The MOD-funded outlet reported on 24 August: The first Stratus missile is scheduled for testing in 2028, a defence minister has said, as the UK Armed Forces look to improve their deep strike precision capability. Defence Readiness and Industry Minister Luke Pollard said that the missile has finished testing on…