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Lockheed Martin approaches the UK government to provide assistance with the construction of a new Missile Defense system for Britain, which develops US to invest in a “Golden Dome” project.
Frank St John John Lockheed Operating Officer, said the US defense group believed that it could provide critical UK capability as the government decided which method was to have. Recently in the labor Semarkic Defecken Recurion highlight the importance of air defense systems but does not include specific plans.
St. John’s interview with an interview during the financial period following from Trump Administration asking for suggestions from defense companies interested in building an ambitious “Golden Dome” for the US. Inspired by the Iron Dome Damage system of Israel’s air defense system, the project intends to establish a space-based shield to protect the US against advanced missiles.
St John said Lockheed There are capabilities such as “Intercectors, Ground-based Sensors, Situational-based Success – which can provide UK (an initial) capability”.
The company, he added, it is also pleased to associate with “any UK wants us to work to make all systems of other systems in Europe and the United States”.
Protecting UK Sources familiar with the situation confirm that executives from Lockheed recently lowered the ministry of defense officers in air defense abilities.
However, they play UK hope that decides to adopt the same US method with plans for a golden air and missile air defense system.
The recent review allocates only £ 1bn toward air defense – away from estimated costs for US project.
The MOD says a statement that “priority study” in the allotted funds of “adding our ability to accompany the aggregate of NATO to deal with the same threat to colleagues
Developing the most prevalent air defense systems and European defense systems have been priority for governments since the beginning of the War in Ukraine. Nate Secretary-General Rutte Rutte recently estimated four times many systems are required than what the alliance is to alliance the threat from Russia.
Lockheed makes Thad Defense systems and PAC-3 radar defense systems and the constellation “Leo” of satellites to be against threats to different sections.
Lockheed is a number of US defense contractors and Silicon Valley companies vying for a role in the President Donald Trump’s proposed Golden Dome. St John says the company has submitted a hundred white paper with capabilities and plans “and also in speeches in Silicon Valley-Up
In fact, St. John said Tockheed plans to focus on the collaborative companies in European defense because the region looks at the development of export capabilities.
European industry executives say region should focus on buying weapons made by domestic players instead of US equipment. There are also concerns that the US can do without moving aircraft systems and weapon systems, including Lockheed’s F-35 Fighter Jetflown by many European air forces, even if it is expelled to the Pentagon.
We “put more production in Europe”, says St John, finding company collaboration to build F-35 Center Fuselage Center.
Lockheed is the construction of Kongsberg relationships in Norway as well as Rheinmetall. The German defense group earlier this year announced plans to build large missile production in general Europe with Lockheed. The joint venture refers to make long atacms and Patriot Pac-3 missiles to meet European demand.
European associations in Lockheed, said St John, who “serve us well” while Europe looks to buy more inside the region.
He left suggestions to lose sales of F-35 jets in Europe as a result of tensions between the US and the region. The company has “three or four countries actively evaluating the F-35s for their needful fighter”, he said, “We didn’t lose anything for years.”
