Thales UK today has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for a further 200 STARStreak short-range surface-to-air miss...
Thales UK today has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for a further 200 STARStreak short-range surface-to-air missiles,a key component of the UK’s Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) capability.
The multi-million pound contract was announced by the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. David Cameron MP, in a speech to the Northern Ireland Investment Conference in Belfast.
The order has been placed to increase STARStreak stocks as part of the Government’s transformation agenda for the Armed Forces, Force 2020, to equip both the Regular and Reserve forces with the STARStreak systems.
The STARStreak missile systems, and its Air Defence Alerting Device, were deployed in the UK by the British Army during London 2012, where they were considered essential to the delivery of a safe and secure Olympic Games.
