MBDA

By Steve Trimble
European munitions maker MBDA has agreed to sell counter-drone systems made by Washington-based Fortem Technologies and jointly offer a new interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Australian defense firm NIOA has partnered with MBDA to explore manufacturing the Deluge attack drone in Australia, aiming to expand domestic munitions production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
France's defense materiel agency (DGA) has tasked Airbus Helicopters with studying missile integration onto the H160M rotorcraft being acquired for the Army, Navy and Air and Space Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
MBDA says it has validated the firing of the Teseo MK2/E anti-ship missile, setting the program up for first delivery to the Italian Navy in 2028.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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MBDA Opens Polish Support, Tech Missile Center
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA has opened its first industrial facility in Poland to service and support the country’s sizable surface-to-air missile programs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Europe’s premier air-to-air missile is far from finished while the UK develops a next-generation option.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK government has cleared the release of classified information on MBDA’s Storm Shadow/Scalp air-launched cruise missile to enable local production of the weapon in Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Germany and the UK are looking to begin an accelerated full development of a Deep Precision Strike (DPS) capability in 2027, MBDA has revealed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Ukraine will receive a heavy-lift evacuation drone as MBDA explores armed and battlefield support variants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MBDA is launching low-rate production of the Spear 3 mini cruise missile after a series of successful flight trials.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
MBDA has unveiled an upgrade to its ground-launched Asraam air defense system, pairing the missile with a lower-cost interceptor and other enhancements.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Boeing Defense, Space and Security CEO Steve Parker says the MQ-28, which appeared alongside MBDA Meteor missiles, is designed to quickly integrate weapons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus Air Power head, is set to lead MBDA as CEO amid growing defense spending and record backlogs.
Program Management

By Tony Osborne
European defense companies established a consortium to develop an exoatmospheric interception capability to deal with medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A trio of UK manufacturers have been shortlisted to develop long-range missiles for Ukraine’s military to strike Russia.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Cruise missiles, hypersonics and one-way effectors are all in the mix as Europe races to close a critical strike gap.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
MBDA’s Diamond Loitering Munition Cements UAE Ties
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
MBDA and its partner Fly-R have agreed to develop the Diamond loitering attack munition in the United Arab Emirates.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
France Picks MBDA-Safran Team For Rocket System
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Tony Osborne
An MBDA-led European effort to create a hypersonic glide vehicle to inform the development of a hypersonic interceptor also will support research on hypersonic deep strike capabilities as well.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The French government has named a team of MBDA and Safran as the preferred bidder to develop a 150-km-range rocket artillery system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Featuring Robert Wall & Steve Trimble
Aviation Week reports from Eurosatory 2026 with comprehensive coverage of Day 1's most significant defense industry developments.
Defense

By Robert Wall
MBDA said it plans to have a land-based version of its MdCN naval cruise missile available for customers by the end of the decade.
Missile Defense & Weapons