UK seals weapons partnerships
Future British requirements for missiles and other guided weapons seem likely to be met by a partnership sealed here yesterday.

Future British requirements for missiles and other guided weapons seem likely to be met by a partnership sealed here yesterday. Four companies and the UK Ministry of Defence teamed up for a £74 million ($145 million) assessment phase  over the next year. The companies in “Team Complex Weapons” are MBDA, QinetiQ, Roxel and Thales.

“We are embarking on an innovative approach. Team CW will help to maintain the UK’s key skills and technologies in missile development and protect our operational sovereignty in this sector for the future,” said Baroness Ann Taylor, UK Minister for Defence Equipment and Support. “This is a hugely important achievement. The assessment phase will launch six projects which are central to the long-term future of the industry,” said Steve Wadey, industrial chairman of Team CW and managing director of MBDA UK.