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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Anita McSorley & Dave Burke

Cheering Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian drone with missile made in the north of Ireland

Ukrainian troops have shot down a Russian drone with a missile made in the north of Ireland.

Cheering soldiers are shown celebrating after the laser-guided Starstreak missile took down the device.

The Starstreak missile is manufactured in Belfast, Co Antrim by Thales Air Defence Limited, which employs almost 500 people in the north. It also operates a remote facility in rural Co Down where missiles are tested and stored.

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