{"id":90437,"date":"2018-03-27T11:46:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T11:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=7857aaa732e8e9f4e39480dddd35700e"},"modified":"2018-03-27T11:46:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T11:46:10","slug":"news-story-400m-deal-signed-for-battle-winning-brimstone-missile-for-raf-typhoons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=90437","title":{"rendered":"News story: \u00a3400m deal signed for battle-winning Brimstone missile for RAF Typhoons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a \u00a3400 million deal to launch battle-winning Brimstone missiles from RAF Typhoon jets, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced.<\/p>\n

The ultra-accurate Brimstone already has a successful track record, playing a critical role from Tornado fighter jets in the fight against Daesh in Syria and Iraq, and the deal will now see the missile upgraded to become compatible with Typhoons.<\/p>\n

The \u00a3400 million Brimstone 2 Capability Sustainment Programme with MBDA UK will also build new equipment to support the capability and develop a stockpile of weapons available for operations, creating around 130 brand new jobs and sustaining hundreds more across the country.<\/p>\n

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said:<\/p>\n

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Our world-class defence industry is a key foundation on which our great military is built, and the weapons it produces like the pinpoint Brimstone missiles have been crucial in helping our fighter pilots on missions such as driving down Daesh territory in the Middle East. This massive \u00a3400m investment is a huge boost to the proud workforce equipping our Armed Forces and will create and protect hundreds of jobs across the country, bolstering both the power of the Typhoon jet and British prosperity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The new variation is being developed through the Brimstone 2 Capability Sustainment Programme will replace all earlier variants in 2022 and have an upgraded seeker, rocket motor, warhead and guidance system, making it an even more effective weapon.<\/p>\n

The new missile will arm Typhoon when it takes over as the RAF\u2019s principal ground-attack aircraft in 2019.<\/p>\n

The work has created around 130 new jobs and sustains a further 270 existing jobs at MBDA\u2019s sites in Stevenage, Bolton and across the company\u2019s significant UK supply chain.<\/p>\n

Brimstone is currently in use by the UK\u2019s Tornado squadrons in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Shader and has also been used on operations in Afghanistan and Libya.<\/p>\n

Chief of Material Land at the MOD\u2019s procurement organisation, Lieutenant General Paul Jaques said:<\/p>\n

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The Brimstone 2 CSP contract enables us to continue to deliver a world class air to surface missile in support of the RAF\u2019s Typhoon Squadrons on operations worldwide.<\/p>\n

It is excellent news not only for our troops but also for the UK economy, with jobs and skills being sustained across the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The programme will also allow the weapon to be further developed for use on future aircraft. Brimstone is among weapons being considered for use by the British Army\u2019s new AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and the RAF\u2019s next-generation Protector unmanned aerial system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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