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UK, India Sign £350 Million Martlet Missile Deal as UK Speeds LMM Deliveries to Ukraine

The pact is framed as the first step toward a complex-weapons partnership that sustains hundreds of Belfast manufacturing jobs.

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A statement from Britain’s defence ministry said the contract envisages the delivery of air defence missiles and launchers, made by Thales at Belfast in Northern Ireland, to the Indian Army. (PM India)
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​UK-made Lightweight Multirole Missiles (Martlets), named after a mythical bird that never rests, to be supplied to the Indian Army under a £350 million deal.​

Overview

  • A government-to-government agreement covers an initial supply of Lightweight Multirole Missile systems and launchers for the Indian Army, built by Thales in Belfast.
  • The UK Ministry of Defence says the India order will support more than 700 jobs in Northern Ireland in line with its industrial growth strategy.
  • London and New Delhi also concluded an implementing arrangement to collaborate on electric-powered naval propulsion worth about £250 million.
  • New Delhi provided no separate detailed readout, with a joint Modi–Starmer statement confirming an initial supply during the UK prime minister’s visit to Mumbai.
  • Separately, the UK delivered hundreds of Belfast-built LMM air-defence missiles to Ukraine five months early as Thales and Ukrainian partners advance a £1.6 billion integration phase.