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...
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