MBDA has identified at least four countries that could be potential customers for its land-based future local area air defense system (FLAADS), currently in development for the British Army.
Speaking at the company’s annual press conference in London on 17 March, David Armstrong, MBDA UK’s managing director told journalists that work had already begun to promote the system around the world.
‘We are already offering it in the land-based domain,’ said Armstrong.
He told Shephard that the four countries MBDA was targeting in the near term were: Australia, Malaysia, Brunei and Switzerland. ‘There are others further on but our
Already have an account? Log in
Get access to this article with a Free Basic Account
Access to all our premium news as a Premium News 365 Member. Corporate subscriptions available.
The new Bushmasters will be used by the Australian Army’s second long-range fires regiment, to be based at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in South Australia as part of the 10th Fires Brigade.
The British Army’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP) has struggled to make it to competition but there are hopes progress will be made this year.
The aid stations are designed to be mounted onto trucks, such as the Rheinnetall HX family of vehicles, and will be in ballistic protected and unprotected versions.
The contract is for transmissions for the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio for new tanks and overhaul and repair activities at Anniston Army Depot.
Jerusalem’s air defence capabilities procurement efforts will receive up to $190 million.
In the medium-term Lithuania has committed US$1.3 billion which includes Javelin ant-tank missiles, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), Black Hawk helicopters, missile systems and missiles.
Connect with us on socials
