European Nations Sign For MBDA Mistral Buy After Air Defense Summit

Helen Chachaty Tony Osborne June 20, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron at Paris Air Show conference

French President Emmanuel Macron (center), flanked by Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu (center left) and other military leaders during a European air and missile defense summit at the Hotel des Invalides on the sidelines of this year's Paris Air Show.

Credit: Stephanie LeCocq/AFP/Getty
LE BOURGET—Five European nations have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly purchase MBDA Mistral man-portable surface-to-air missiles. Signed during the French government’s summit on European air defense on the first day of the Paris Air Show here, the accord sees Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia...
Helen Chachaty

Based in Paris, Helen has specialized in defense and aerospace journalism since 2011. She covers French and European defense programs and industries.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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