The British government and the Irish company "Thales" have signed a contract for the production of more than 5,000 anti-tank guided missiles for Ukraine. This is reported by UNN with reference to the publication The Economist.
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It is noted that the agreement worth up to 1.6 billion pounds is financed by a British loan of 3.5 billion pounds to Ukraine for the purchase of British weapons. The signed contract will also contribute to the rapid development of the Irish company "Thales".
Over the next two years, the staff of 850 people will increase to 1050, and "Thales" will open a third factory in Northern Ireland
According to the publication, since January 2022, before the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, employees of the company "Thales" in Belfast produced NLAW missiles (a new generation of light anti-tank weapons) developed by the Swedish company Saab. Great Britain handed them over to Ukraine. It is not yet known exactly which missiles will be produced this time.
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Ukroboronprom and Thales International SAS signed an agreement on the creation of a joint venture. The companies will cooperate in the fields of air defense, radar systems, electronic warfare and tactical communications.