Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 39934
Guided Weapons: Procurement
Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alex Burghart
Conservative — Brentwood and Ongar
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release on the award of a £1.6 billion contract to Thales in Belfast for the manufacture of lightweight-multirole missiles, published on 2 March 2025, whether the contract
Answer
Maria EagleThe Ukraine Government has selected the Lightweight Multi-role Missile because it has demonstrated itself to be a highly effective short-range air defence capability. This procurement was not subject to competition, noting that it is excluded from applica...
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