Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 39938
Guided Weapons: Procurement
Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 31 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 specific con
Answer
Maria EagleThe contract does not include executable options to extend its duration. The scope will be awarded in a phased manner, and the contract does include provisions to extend specific delivery dates in certain circumstances.