Crawley based Thales UK are celebrating after landing two production deals with the Ministry of Defence.

A £271 million deal to support Wildcat helicopters will provide a further boost to the Crawley economy by sustaining highly skilled local jobs.

Subcontractor Thales provides support to communication and aircraft management systems for the Wildcats.

This announcement follows last week’s confirmation that the MOD’s £410 million contract for support for the UK’s Atlas A400M aircraft will also benefit Crawley, with Thales as part of the supply chain.