Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 40323
Guided Weapons: Procurement
Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 28 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 selected the lightweight-multirole missile because it has demonstrated itself to be a highly effective short range air defence capability. Because the UK Ministry of Defence is acting on behalf of the Ukrainian Government in procuri...
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