16/06/2014
Belfast Firm Wins £48m Missile Contract
Thales UK has secured a £48m deal for the design and manufacture of missiles for the UK Ministry of Defence.
The Belfast-based manufacturer, which also has operations in Crossgar, County Down, won the contract for the demonstration and manufacture of the Future Anti Surface Guided Weapon (Light) system.
First Minister Peter Robinson said: "I congratulate Thales Belfast on their success in winning this valuable contract to deliver highly innovative weapons capability to the Royal Navy. This contract is welcome news for the Northern Ireland economy as it will secure 60 high quality jobs within Thales Belfast and it will also provide additional opportunities for the supply chain.
"Over the past three decades Thales has become a world-renowned specialist in the Short Range Air Defence weapons segment of the defence market. The talents of Northern Ireland’s manufacturing and engineering labour force are now held in high esteem across the global aerospace and defence industries and today’s announcement is further evidence of this."
The system is designed to use the Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM). LMM is a lightweight, precision strike missile, which has been designed to be fired from a variety of land, sea and airborne tactical platforms.
(IT)
The Belfast-based manufacturer, which also has operations in Crossgar, County Down, won the contract for the demonstration and manufacture of the Future Anti Surface Guided Weapon (Light) system.
First Minister Peter Robinson said: "I congratulate Thales Belfast on their success in winning this valuable contract to deliver highly innovative weapons capability to the Royal Navy. This contract is welcome news for the Northern Ireland economy as it will secure 60 high quality jobs within Thales Belfast and it will also provide additional opportunities for the supply chain.
"Over the past three decades Thales has become a world-renowned specialist in the Short Range Air Defence weapons segment of the defence market. The talents of Northern Ireland’s manufacturing and engineering labour force are now held in high esteem across the global aerospace and defence industries and today’s announcement is further evidence of this."
The system is designed to use the Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM). LMM is a lightweight, precision strike missile, which has been designed to be fired from a variety of land, sea and airborne tactical platforms.
(IT)
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