Built by Thales at its Belfast factory, the missiles are highly versatile and can be fired from a variety of platforms on land, sea, and air.
The air defence package was announced by defence secretary John Healey at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at US Air Force Base in Ramstein
It comes following a bilateral meeting between John Healey and his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov in London earlier this week, where the pair discussed how the UK will continue to ramp-up support over the coming months.
At that meeting, the defence secretary confirmed that £300m worth of artillery ammunition will start to be delivered by the end of this year to support Ukraine’s war effort.
The latest package is primarily funded through the UK’s £3bn a year financial package for Ukraine, and contributions from Norway through the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU) and follows the Prime Minister and defence secretary’s commitment to stand by Ukraine will continue for as long as it takes.
Defence secretary John Healey said: "This new commitment will give an important boost to Ukraine’s air defences and demonstrates our new government’s commitment to stepping up support for Ukraine.
"In recent days we have seen the tragic cost of Russia’s indiscriminate strikes on Poltava and Lviv. These new UK-made missiles will support Ukraine to defend its people, infrastructure, and territory from Putin’s brutal attacks.
"With our international partners today, we will show that we are united for Ukraine. And we will discuss how best we can work together to improve support. Because the security of the UK and Europe starts in Ukraine."
A Thales spokesperson added: "As a strategic partner of UK Government, Thales is proud to be working with MoD to support defending democracy in Ukraine through the provision of our lightweight multi-role missile, delivered from our Belfast site.
"Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, UK MoD and Thales have worked in close collaboration to support the Ukrainian effort by delivering key air defence systems at pace. We are pleased that this contract is the first to be signed under Task Force Hirst, which has been established to deliver a deeper defence industrial partnership between the UK and Ukraine."
