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# MBDA wins GBP 118 million UK order to double Sky Sabre launchers
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-21-uk-mbda-land-ceptor-sky-sabre-contract/
- Published: 2025-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:56.000Z
- Description: The UK Ministry of Defence ordered six more MBDA Land Ceptor launchers for its Sky Sabre air defence system, a GBP 118 million (EUR 136 million) deal reported to double deployable Sky Sabre capability and support 140 UK jobs.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [MBDA press release, 21 August 2025](https://www.mbda-systems.com/uk-armed-forces-minister-visits-mbda-announces-land-ceptor-launchers-contract?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the delivery schedule or link this order to MBDA's separate GBP 200 million UK site expansion.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)