UK Orders New LAND CEPTOR Launchers from MBDA: Implications for European Autonomy
On 22 August 2025, the UK Ministry of Defence announced a contract with MBDA to purchase six new LAND CEPTOR launchers, doubling the number of deployable medium-range air defence systems available to the British Army. The announcement followed a visit by Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard to MBDA’s manufacturing site in Bolton, where the system is produ…