Overview

• The Ministry of Defence said the additional MRAD/Land Ceptor units will expand the British Army’s deployable Sky Sabre capacity at home and overseas.
• Officials said the systems can intercept cruise missiles, aircraft and drones, with Sky Sabre able to guide 24 missiles simultaneously.
• Land Ceptor is described as precise enough to hit tennis‑ball sized targets traveling at twice the speed of sound.
• Defence minister Luke Pollard said the purchase delivers the Strategic Defence Review by strengthening UK air defences and protecting forces abroad.
• Sky Sabre has been live‑fired during a NATO exercise in the Outer Hebrides and previously deployed to Poland as part of allied operations.