First firing of Sabre air defence system in UK as government places order
The system was tested during Formidable Shield 2025 earlier this year. (Photo: UK MoD/Crown Copyright)
Land Ceptor air defence missile launchers which will form part of Sky Sabre, a defence system designed to intercept cruise missiles, aircraft and drones.
The UK Government has awarded MBDA a £118 million (US$159 million) contract for six Land Ceptor air deployable medium-range air defence missile launchers which will form part of Sky Sabre ground-based air defence systems.
The contract award follows an announcement on 25 August of the first live firing on UK soil of the British Army’s Sky Sabre. The system successfully tracked, targeted and engaged QinetiQ’s Banshee Jet 80s and a Banshee Whirlwind aerial target as part of Formidable Shield 2025 (FS25).
This will double the number of deployable Sky Sabre systems operated by the armed forces, a move described by
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