MBDA

By Tony Osborne
MBDA supply hundreds of missiles, launchers and associated equipment for 22 Pilica+ air defense batteries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
MBDA has secured a lead role in the EATMI project to develop an air defense weapon capable of intercepting current and emerging post-2030 missile threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Chachaty
France is expanding its skills in the field of loitering munitions with three studies underway to evaluate industry proposals.
MRO

By Tony Osborne
The £656 million ($822 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems on April 14.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The ongoing study focuses on integrating MBDA’s air-launched Enforcer missile by 2025 on the XMobot Nauru 1000C uncrewed aircraft system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration says its KF-21 flight-test program has entered the weapon-release phase,
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
MBDA is to explore other avenues in pursuit of its development of a missile interceptor capable of dealing with hypersonic targets, CEO Eric Beranger says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The CEO of European missile manufacturer MBDA says the company’s ramp-up in production of weapons has been hindered by supply chain issues.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak committed to the advancement of the Future Cruise and Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Defensive preparations in the center of Moscow perhaps reveal a new Russian respect for homegrown weapons being fielded by Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The agreements come just more than a month since the GCAP enterprise was formed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The future of the ground-based air defense system formerly known as Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) appears fragile after procurement of the system by the German government was put on ice.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA is to develop a new generation anti-ship missile for Italian Navy warships.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The French Air Force has declared the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual range air-to-air missile operational on the Dassault Rafale.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MBDA has conducted demonstration firings of its MMP anti-tank missile guided to a target beyond visual line-of sight with help from a multi-copter drone.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK has contracted with MBDA for the production of its Spear 3 network enabled air-to-ground missile which will become the primary weapon of the UK’s F-35 fleet.
Missile Defense & Weapons

MBDA will adapt its MMP man-portable missile system for a European Union (EU) cooperative program to develop a beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) attack
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
MBDA says it has completed the first qualification firing trial of its Anglo-French Sea Venom/Anti-Navire Leger anti-ship missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The funding pays for the first 18 months of work—Phase 1A—to develop the demonstrators and mature new technologies.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA has taken a stake in French software analysis company Numalis in a bid to strengthen the artificial-intelligence capabilities of future weapons.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce says it is eyeing additional phases of its research into Embedded Electrical Starter Generator tech to look at advanced thermal management systems.
Defense and Space