The Government of Great Britain and the Irish company Thales signed an agreement to produce 5,000 anti-tank missiles for Ukraine.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine via The Economist.
As usual, this is a wonderful new thing for Thales, and also plans to report on the growth of its business.
“Over the next two years, the number of workers, currently 850, will increase to 1050, and Thales will open a third plant in Northern Ireland,” they said. materials.
The Economist writes that through a change in geopolitics with the rise of US President Donald Trump to power, Northern Ireland can eliminate more defense agreements.
Ulster University economist Esmond Byrney notes that the Harland and Wolff company, which led the Titanic, may also withdraw more contracts, and “the presence of the great dry dock in Belfast is of strategic importance significant.”
“Primary Ireland is a place in the world and would like people to know about it. It has accepted Ukrainian refugees, and all the main parties support the Russian invasion. peace in Ukraine and saving peace in Europe could mean more defense contracts for this province – as if it were not easy for anyone,” the material says.
It is also worth mentioning that the Thales company played an important role before the beginning of the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. Also, Britain sent NLAW to Ukraine, which was developed by the Swedish company Saab, but was produced by Thales employees in Belfast. However, what kind of missiles themselves will be prepared for Ukraine is unknown.
NLAW
NLAW is a man-portable anti-tank missile system developed by the British-Swedish company Saab in cooperation with MBDA UK. It combines the ease of combat with high efficiency against armored vehicles, allowing the enemy to destroy tanks from a distance of up to 800 meters. Following the “fire and forget” principle, the missile independently adjusts its trajectory, and the animal attack system ensures the least stolen parts of the tank.
The main advantage of the NLAW is the ability to shoot from cover or shoot from closed areas, making it ideal for partisan and civil war. The complex does not require extensive training, which is easy for uninformed fighters to master. Due to its mobility and strength, NLAW has become one of the key systems for the defense of Ukraine against Russian aggression, effectively protecting armored vehicles.
Previously, we wrote about the fact that the 27th Prime Minister of Ireland, Michelle Martin, met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at Shannon Airport, just before the Ukrainian leader’s short journey to the United States.
Under the hour of confrontation, Martin determined that Ireland was ready to support Ukraine by sending peacekeepers.
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