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MBDA wins GBP 118 million UK order to double Sky Sabre launchers

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.

Reported Editor-read MBDA press release, 21 August 2025

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.

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

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