UK buying six new Land Ceptor air defence missile systems to bolster national security and defence.

New contract with MBDA supports up to 140 jobs across the UK, demonstrating defence’s role as an engine for growth and supporting the Government’s Plan for Change.

First live firing in the UK of system so accurate it can hit a tennis-ball sized object travelling twice the speed of sound.

Britain’s air defences are to be strengthened with the purchase of six new surface-to-air Land Ceptor missile systems, the Ministry of Defence has announced today (Friday 22 August).

The £118 million purchase will secure jobs and growth in the North-West, supporting up to 140 jobs including at manufacturer MBDA’s site in Bolton, Lancashire, delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change.

The systems wil

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