Skip to main content
Britain to spend £787m on air-to-ground missiles from the US
British Army Air Corps Ground Crew re-load a Hellfire Missile onto an AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

BRITAIN is set to splurge an estimated £787 million on air-to-ground missiles from the US.

The US State Department announced on Tuesday that it had approved a request from Britain to buy 3,000 AGM-179 missiles from arms giant Lockheed Martin. 

The sale is part of a package of weaponry that will also be delivered to Nato allies Finland and Lithuania.

Donate to the Fighting Fund
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Palestine Action activists use vans to shut down Leonardo's
Britain / 10 December 2024
10 December 2024
monstrupous
Book Review / 18 October 2024
18 October 2024
RAE STREET recommends a useful guide that scotches the misguided belief that the arms industry is needed for the economy and jobs