MBDA’s AKERON MP missile has been fired from the BAE Systems Hägglunds CV90 infantry combat vehicle at a test range in Northern Sweden, in the presence of representatives of the Swedish Armed Forces. AKERON is a unique family of fifth-generation tactical combat missiles incorporating the latest technologies in terms of …
Read More »MBDA welcomes the industrial agreement recently finalized to prepare the Future Air Combat System
Following the first phases of SCAF work, the signing of this agreement is a change in scale for this programme and lays the foundations for a large-scale European industrial partnership. Phase 1B is primarily a phase of technological maturation. In co-operation with its partners, Airbus Defense and Space GmbH and …
Read More »MBDA and Raytheon Missiles & Defense present Patriot 2048 – Roadmap to production of Patriot Interceptor Missiles in Germany
Patriot™ is becoming increasingly important as the backbone of NATO and German air defense. Raytheon Missiles & Defense and MBDA are now expanding their partnership and have developed a strategic roadmap for the production of Patriot interceptor missiles in Germany. This will enable Germany to counter the current threat situation …
Read More »Nexter and MBDA Present the New NARWHAL Turret Equipped With the AKERON MP Missile System
The NARWHAL is a remotely operated 20mm naval turret that can be integrated just as easily onto small patrol boats as onto frigates. Equipped with state-of-the-art optronics, including a day/night sight and a laser range finder, it is effective at more than 2,000 metres thanks to its 20M621 gun. The …
Read More »MBDA welcomes deepening Polish-UK missile co-operation
MBDA welcomes the signing, on 4th October, of a Polish-UK governmental agreement to co-operate on air defence missiles and outlining the scale of industrial co-operation for the NAREW ground based air defence (GBAD) programme. The signing at the Zamość Military Base in Poland came alongside Poland declaring the receipt of …
Read More »MBDA Unveils Land Precision Fires Family
MBDA’s new surface-to-surface fires capabilities for the British Army are being showcased for the first time at Defence Vehicles Dynamics (DVD) 2022, taking place on 21st and 22nd September at UTAC Millbrook, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. MBDA’s ‘Land Precision Fires Family’ comprising Surface-Launched Brimstone and Land Precision Strike (LPS) are weapons …
Read More »AKERON, the new unique family of fifth-generation combat weapons
MBDA presents AKERON, a unique family of fifth-generation tactical combat missiles, a quantum leap from the third and fourth generation weapons currently available on the market. This family includes the MMP and MHT missiles, now renamed AKERON MP and AKERON LP respectively. MBDA presents AKERON, a unique family of fifth-generation …
Read More »PGZ-MBDA UK agreement for tank destroyers
Nine companies of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) have concluded an agreement with MBDA UK regarding co-operation in the tank destroyer segment. The agreement will allow for the design and production of this class vehicles with the use of MBDA UK Brimstone anti-tank guided missiles. The document has been signed …
Read More »MBDA and Airbus co-contracted for Mistral and MHT integration on the Tiger MKIII
MBDA and Airbus Helicopters have been co-contracted for the integration of Mistral 3 missile on the French-Spanish Tiger MkIII attack helicopter and MHT missile on the French Tiger MkIII. The contracts were signed by OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), on behalf of the French and Spanish Procurement agencies, the …
Read More »MBDA’s Marte ER has successful final test firing
MBDA’s new Marte ER anti-ship missile successfully completed its final test firing at the end of November 2021. Carried out at an Italian test range in Sardinia, the firing was a key milestone in the validation process of Marte ER. It provided extra confidence in the performance level and reliability of this …
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