Projects · Defence Infrastructure
MBDA Lostock site, Bolton, Greater Manchester·In developmentDefence Infrastructure
MBDA missile manufacturing expansion, Bolton
- Stage£200m Bolton expansion announced; footprint to more than double by 2028, creating 700 jobs
- Value£200m (within £500m UK investment)
- Next milestoneExpanded Bolton facilities by 2028
- Last checked1 November 2026
What has changed on this project, and when
- Next milestone: Expanded Bolton facilities by 20282 November 2026 · previously: Expanded Bolton facilities operational by 2028
- Stage: £200m Bolton expansion announced; footprint to more than double by 2028, creating 700 jobs2 November 2026 · previously: Active, committed site expansion in delivery
- Status: In development2 November 2026 · previously: Under way
More Defence Infrastructure projects
- Rolls-Royce Raynesway site doubling, DerbyRolls-Royce Submarines, Raynesway, Derby
- Devonport 10 Dock & submarine support infrastructureDevonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth
- BAE Systems munitions expansion (Glascoed)BAE Systems Glascoed, near Usk, Monmouthshire
- Rosyth contingent submarine dock (£340m)Babcock Rosyth dockyard, Fife
- Sheffield Forgemasters recapitalisation (13,000-tonne open die forge)Brightside Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Harland & Wolff Belfast shipyard modernisation (Navantia UK / Fleet Solid Support)Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- HMNB Portsmouth infrastructure upgrades (Project Royal Oak)HM Naval Base Portsmouth, Hampshire
- AWE Future Materials Campus, AldermastonAWE Aldermaston, Berkshire
- Open the Map Explorer at this projectThe map
- Browse checked projects by sectorEvery project page
- See this week's changes on the mapFollow a sector or a project
The Wire is a free email every weekday morning. It brings you what regulators, government departments, network operators and developers have published, each item dated and linked to its source. Sign up and it lands in your inbox.