MBDA Investment Bolsters British Missile Manufacturing Capacity

missile assembly line

The missiles produced in Bolton are assembled largely by hand, with automation focused on 
production of components.

Credit: MBDA
Behind the walls of a nondescript industrial building on the outskirts of Bolton in the north of England, workers are completing conversion of warehouse space into a production facility that will soon be producing subsystems for ground-based air defense systems. European missile manufacturer MBDA is...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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