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Minister of State Visits Thales Air Defence Ltd

Minister of State, The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, visited Thales Air Defence Limited.

• From: Northern Ireland Office
• Published: 25 October 2011

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Minister of State, The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, visited Thales Air Defence Limited.  His visit included a tour of the company and a briefing on a range of air defence system products manufactured by Thales.

He said “I was delighted to visit Thales which employs over 600 people in Northern Ireland and plays a significant part within the local economy. The company possesses very highly developed design and precision engineering capabilities and is a UK leader in the design and manufacture of short-range missiles and air defence system.”

Published 25 October 2011