Defence Industrial Strategy
2026-06-03
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The defence industrial strategy 2025 is expected to influence various regions, including Northern Ireland.
What assessment has been made of the potential impact of the defence industrial strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland?
The Government are ensuring that all benefit from investment in defence, including a £1.6 billion deal to supply missiles to Ukraine manufactured in Belfast by Thales, supporting hundreds of jobs and tripling production capacity.
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Specific assessment and opportunity for job creation and economic growth was not detailed.
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Thales in Belfast has received a £36 million contract to provide multi-role missiles, supporting highly skilled jobs.
I welcome the good news that Thales in Belfast was given a £36 million contract for multi-role missiles. Does the defence industrial strategy represent a huge opportunity for job creation and economic growth in regions such as Northern Ireland?
Of course. Through the defence industrial strategy, businesses across the UK can play their part in advancing our defence industry.
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Opportunities for job creation and economic growth were not specifically detailed.
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Shorts, Harland & Wolff and Thales in Northern Ireland have world-class engineering capabilities.
Given the high-tech supply chains and advanced manufacturing skills base in Northern Ireland, will the defence growth deal leverage these resources to boost regional private sector growth?
I have met many businesses across Northern Ireland to discuss the defence growth deal, focusing on skills and supply chains to support more of those businesses.
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Specific leverage of existing high-tech supply chains was not detailed.
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