Britain said on Thursday (October 9, 2025) that it had signed a 350 million pound ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian army with U.K.-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of a deepening weapons and defence partnership between the two countries.
In its statement on the defence deal, the British government said the new contract for Lightweight Multirole Missiles made by Thales in Northern Ireland would secure 700 jobs at a factory which currently makes the same weapons for Ukraine.
“The deal paves the way for a broader complex weapons partnership between the U.K. and India, currently under negotiation between the two governments,” it said.
– Reuters