Ground-based interceptors are proposed to strengthen the defence of the United Kingdom. Patriot and a land-based Aster system are both considered, without a final choice. Aster attracts interest because orders for ships and land batteries could support a larger missile-production facility in Britain. The argument connects the equipment purchase to sustained manufacturing capacity and the number of missiles the services would need.
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Linking British ground air defence to Aster production
Combining naval and land-based Aster orders could help justify expanded British missile production.