Belfast missile-making firm Thales has been awarded a £223m contract to manufacture anti-tank missiles of the type sent by the UK to Ukraine.
A Belfast missile-making firm has been awarded a £223m contract to manufacture anti-tank missiles by the Ministry of Defence .
Thales will assemble thousands of missiles known as Next Generation Anti-Tank Weapon systems for the Swedish manufacturer, Saab.The UK has sent thousands of next generation anti-tank weapons, or Nlaws, to Ukraine since the Russian invasion.They can be operated by a single soldier and are designed to destroy tanks at short range with a single shot.
This is not the first time that Thales, which employs about 600 people in Northern Ireland, has received a contract from the MoD.It has also provided the final assembly of Nlaws for Saab since 2008.
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