Order for 5,000 missiles for Ukraine hugely significant for Belfast, DUP leader says

An order for the Thales missile factory to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine is “hugely significant” for the Belfast workforce, DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said.

Mr Robinson also described the heated Oval Office confrontation between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “appalling” and “destructive”.

However, he said is “entirely appropriate” that his party colleague, Emma Little-Pengelly, should attend events in Washington DC to mark St Patrick’s Day and that the decision of some parties in the region to boycott the event “made no sense”.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday that the lightweight-multirole missiles (LMM) will be made at the Thales weapons plant in Belfast, creating 200 jobs.

“This will be vital for protecting critical infrastructure now and…

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