UK signs deal to supply India with air defence missiles and launcher

NAMPA / DPA
2025-10-09
London (PA Media/dpa) - The UK has signed a $468 million deal to supply the Indian Army with air defence missiles and launchers. The lightweight-multirole missiles will be made in Northern Ireland, securing more than 700 jobs, the UK Ministry of Defence said. The same type of weapon is already being manufactured for Ukraine at the Thales plant in east Belfast. The missiles, which are capable of flying at 1.5 times the speed of sound and striking......
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