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Guided Weapons: Procurement

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 31 March 2025UIN 40326

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release on the award of a £1.6 billion contract to Thales in Belfast for the manufacture of lightweight-multirole missiles, published on 2 March 2025, whether the contract

Answered by Maria Eagle

No. Procurement of this type of capability is not available through the Dynamic Purchasing System or a Crown Commercial Service framework.

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