Thales in the UK, in collaboration with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), hosted multiple international partners to display the Lightweight Multi-role Missile (LMM) and its capabilities in an air defence and surface attack role.

The demonstration, which took place at Manorbier, successfully delivered a consecutive firing by Thales UK of LMMs at both an air and a sea target. This firing was a first of its kind and demonstrates Thales’ expertise in the air defence and surface attack domain, with LMM pioneering the way in short range defence, providing a seamless back-to-back engagement of incoming threats, proving once again the true versatility and multi-role applications of the missile.

Both the air target (Banshee UAV) and sea target (fast inshore attack craft - FIAC) were successfully destroyed in the engagement which saw two missiles fired within less than 60 seconds, one for each specific target, demonstrating the lethality, agility and technical achievements of the missile. LMM was fired from a vehicle-mounted, lightweight fire control and launching system, produced by Thales in the UK.

The demonstration day was supported by the British Army and Royal Navy, including displays of static equipment such as shoulder and tripod launchers, as well as a Wildcat helicopter that can carry 20 LMM at a time, known as Martlet in the naval domain.