Overview

• Britain signed a £350 million contract to supply Lightweight Multirole Missiles and launchers to the Indian Army, with production by Thales in Belfast.
• UK officials say the order supports about 700 jobs at the Northern Ireland plant that also produces the same missiles for Ukraine.
• London and New Delhi also signed an Implementing Arrangement to advance collaboration on electric-powered naval engines worth an initial £250 million.
• The UK describes the missile sale as opening negotiations on a broader complex weapons partnership that remains under discussion.
• The UK Carrier Strike Group is conducting Exercise Konkan with the Indian Navy ahead of planned port visits to Mumbai and Goa during the two-day trip.