The UK’s defence minister has announced the government’s signing of a new £550 million contract for surface-attack missiles that will “provide unrivalled lethality” for the country’s F-35B Lightning jets.
The weapons will be manufactured by European firm MBDA, which is owned by British defence company BAE Systems and aerospace companies Airbus and Leonardo, and “will secure hundreds of UK jobs and provide unrivalled lethality for the UK’s F-35B Lightning jets,” according to the British government.
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