India, Oct. 9 -- Britain announced on Thursday it had concluded a £350-million ($468 million) deal with India to supply lightweight multirole missile (LMM) systems to the Indian Army as part of efforts to forge a broader complex weapons partnership.

The development came during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit to Mumbai for a meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, and defence and security cooperation was a key part of their discussions. The two leaders met as a UK carrier strike group participated in the Konkan 2025 exercise with the Indian Navy in the waters off the country's western coast.

A statement from Britain's defence ministry said the contract envisages the delivery of air defence missiles and launchers, m...