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16/06/2014
Thales UK Scoops £48m Contract
First Minister Peter Robinson and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster have welcomed a £48 million UK Ministry of Defence contract for Thales UK in Belfast.
Thales, which has operations in Belfast and Crossgar, is a Centre of Excellence for missile design and manufacture within the Thales Group. This contract involves the demonstration and manufacture of the Future Anti Surface Guided Weapon (Light) system.
Welcoming the announcement during a visit to Thales' Belfast facility where the equipment will be manufactured, the 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."
Arlene Foster added: "This is significant contract for Thales and highlights the expertise and highly skilled workforce here in Northern Ireland.
"I'm pleased that Thales has maintained its relationship with Invest Northern Ireland over the years. The agency has been supportive of the company’s ongoing activities to develop new capability and secure vital new contracts, particularly in undertaking complex R&D activity, which has helped it to develop world-class capability."
(CD/IT)
Thales, which has operations in Belfast and Crossgar, is a Centre of Excellence for missile design and manufacture within the Thales Group. This contract involves the demonstration and manufacture of the Future Anti Surface Guided Weapon (Light) system.
Welcoming the announcement during a visit to Thales' Belfast facility where the equipment will be manufactured, the 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."
Arlene Foster added: "This is significant contract for Thales and highlights the expertise and highly skilled workforce here in Northern Ireland.
"I'm pleased that Thales has maintained its relationship with Invest Northern Ireland over the years. The agency has been supportive of the company’s ongoing activities to develop new capability and secure vital new contracts, particularly in undertaking complex R&D activity, which has helped it to develop world-class capability."
(CD/IT)
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