UK MoD and Thales have signed a £36mil contract to supply hundreds more Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) to the British Armed Forces.
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Press Release, Belfast, 01 June 2026: The UK Ministry of Defence and Thales have signed a £36mil contract to supply hundreds more Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) to the British Armed Forces. This builds on contracts already in place with Thales to enhance the UK’s stockpile of missile systems.
Thales has quadrupled its production capability for missiles at its facilities in Northern Ireland since 2022. Deliveries of the newly agreed systems will begin over the next few months. LMM is both battle-proven and highly versatile, used across land, sea and air by the UK and allied nations. LMM is laser guided to ensure precision against a range of threats and is particularly effective as a counter uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) capability.
This latest contract further supports around 700 highly skilled jobs in Belfast, where LMM is designed and manufactured.
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