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United Kingdom : MBDA bags 184 million contract

Publish Date : 22-Aug-2016

Manufacturer MBDA has received a contract from The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to deliver an updated version of its infrared-guided ASRAAM missile for British F-35B Lightning II fighters.

The deal is worth 184 million ($240 million).

ASRAAM (advanced short range air-to-air missile), which will be the first British-designed missile to enter service on the F-35, is currently in service with Royal Air Force Typhoon and Tornado fighters.

According to MOD, the updated missile variant will start service on RAF Eurofighter Typhoons in 2018 and on RAF and Royal Navy F-35s in 2022.

New missiles will be made at a 40 million manufacturing and assembly facility MBDA is building in Bolton, UK. Engineering activities will occur in Stevenage and Bristol.

Work to join in the new missile on the British F-35 fleet will be performed under a separate contract.

MBDA said: Design and space provision is preserved for internal integration fit within the internal weapons bay and thus remains an option for the future.

Harriett Baldwin, UK minister for defence procurement added: Wholly designed and built in the UK, this air-to-air missile on our F-35 aircraft will secure cutting-edge air power for the UK for years to come. This contract will sustain around 400 jobs across the country and is part of the MODs 178 billion Equipment Plan which is backed by a defence budget that will increase every year from now until the end of the decade.

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