India and the UK have finalized a £350 million ($468 million) defence deal under which the Indian Army will receive UK-made Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMMs). The agreement was announced during British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Mumbai, where he met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The deal, part of the broader commercial ties stemming from the recent trade agreement between the two countries, is expected to enhance India’s air defence capabilities while supporting strategic collaboration in advanced weaponry.

According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the contract will secure over 700 jobs at the Belfast factory of Thales, which manufactures the missiles. The missiles and launchers supplied to India are the same as those currently produced in Northern Ireland for Ukrai

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