£350m deal set to deliver UK missiles for the Indian Army, supporting hundreds of jobs in the UK

New milestone reached in UK-India defence industrial collaboration on electric-powered engines for naval ships, worth an initial £250m

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, speaking in Mumbai, hails the deals as an example of the growing strategic partnership between the UK and India

A new £350 million deal with India will support hundreds of jobs in Northern Ireland and supply India, a key strategic partner, with air defence missiles and launchers.

The contract is set to deliver UK-manufactured Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) built in Belfast to the Indian Army, delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change in another significant boost for the UK defence industry.

It secures over 700 jobs in

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