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Air Warfare
France receives the first batch of refurbished MICA missiles
1st July 2022
Refurbishing the missiles will keep them in service until 2030 with the French Navy and the Air and Space Force.
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Defence Notes
Technical trouble forces UK to delay SPEAR 3 first firing
21st June 2022
Technical issues are preventing the UK from meeting its original timeline to test-fire the MBDA SPEAR 3 weapon set for entry into service on F-35B fighter jets.
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Defence Helicopter
MBDA launches Akeron tactical missile series
9th June 2022
MBDA has unveiled a new weapons family named Akeron.
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Air Warfare
Italy puts extra €1.8 billion toward Tempest/FCAS funding
26th July 2022
Italy is to invest heavily in the multinational Tempest/FCAS programme.
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Air Warfare
Farnborough 2022: Tempest Future Combat Air System demonstrator to fly within the next five years
18th July 2022
The UK government announced on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow that a low-observable demonstrator for the UK-led Tempest Future Combat Air System (FCAS) would fly within the next five years.
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Digital Battlespace
SPEAR of destiny: EW capability runs alongside high-subsonic missile development
24th May 2022
MBDA has revealed more details about progress on the SPEAR-EW air-launched missile.
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Naval Warfare
RNZN’s second frigate returns after prolonged upgrade
14th July 2022
New Zealand's second frigate was out of commission for more than three years whilst undergoing an upgrade in Canada.
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Land Warfare
Polish companies and MBDA UK seal tank destroyer agreement
17th May 2022
The deal involves companies of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) and comprises the design and production of PGZ class vehicles featuring MBDA UK Brimstone anti-tank guided missiles.
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Land Warfare
Low artillery ammunition stockpiles threaten British Army readiness
8th July 2022
Low artillery ammunition reserves could be a pressing concern in the short term for the British Army, especially if it finds itself engaged in intense exchanges of fire similar to those seen in Ukraine.
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Defence Helicopter
Indra lands Tiger MkIII electronic defence contracts
2nd June 2022
Indra will take on electronic defence manufacturing of the Tiger MkIII helicopter.
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Naval Warfare
UK targets late 2020s for Type 45 ballistic missile defence
26th May 2022
Upgrades to UK RN Type 45 destroyers are designed to counter the increased threat anti-ship ballistic cruise missiles pose to Carrier Strike Groups and the wider fleet.
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Defence Notes
Greece signs on the dotted line for MBDA weapons
4th April 2022
Following the signing of contracts to purchase French-built frigates and fighter jets, Greece has signed agreements with MBDA for the supply of naval and aerial weaponry.
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Defence Notes
Foreign firms want India to simplify cumbersome offset policy
9th May 2022
While offsets are one way of upskilling the domestic industry, most foreign OEMs find India's policy unnecessarily difficult and full of risks.
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Land Warfare
Norway reveals Mistral shipment to Ukraine
20th April 2022
Ukrainian short-range air defence capabilities are bolstered by Mistral SAM missiles donated by Norway.
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Land Warfare
Sweden looks to boost artillery capability
5th May 2022
The Swedish Army has committed to additional Mjölner 120mm mortars and Archer self-propelled howitzers, and is considering acquisition of MLRS or HIMARS rocket systems.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [France]
Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [Spain]
Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System ...
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Loitering munitions
Colibri [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [Germany]
Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS), which ...
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Fighter - multirole
Rafale Follow-On (Egypt)
Programme Background Egypt was reported to request 12 Rafale fighters following an earlier contract in 2015. However, this deal fell into limbo after the Pentagon blocked ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme [Italy]
Programme Background Shephard notes that the Italian, British and Japanese components of GCAP are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2019: In September 2019, the UK and Italian ...
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Loitering munitions
Larinae [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement ...
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Fighter - multirole
Rafale [France]
Programme Background Rafale F4 is the latest configuration of the Rafale fighter jet family. New functions will also be developed to improve the aircraft’s capabilities ...
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Frigates
Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background The US State Department approved a possible $11.25 billion Foreign Military Sale to the KSA for MMCS ships and associated equipment, parts and ...
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Fighter - multirole
Future Combat Air System (FCAS/SCAF) [France]
Programme Background The governments of France and Germany have launched the demonstrator phase for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) with the issue of an ...
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Fighter - multirole
Future Combat Air System (FCAS/SCAF) [Spain]
Programme Background Programme Timeline The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) was publicly announced in July 2017, followed by a Franco-German agreement in 2018. At the ...
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Fighter - multirole
Future Combat Air System (FCAS/SCAF) [Germany]
Background Requirement The FCAS programme is based on the system-of-systems design, envisioning a "command fighter" aircraft that has stand-alone combat capability as well as controlling ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Sherpa Light (Morocco)
Programme Background Morocco is in the midst of procuring large quantities of defence equipment from the French defence industry to modernise its forces, with much ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VBCI (Qatar)
Programme Background The VBCI-2 was selected in preference to a competing offer comprising Patria's AMV 8x8 equipped with a Lockheed Martin turret. However, at the ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Surface-to-air missiles
Aster 30
The ASTER-30 is a vertically launched surface-to-air missile produced by Eurosam, a joint venture between MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and the Thales Group. Its basic ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
MPCV
The Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV) was developed by MBDA in cooperation with Rheinmetall Defence Electronics to provide a mobile weapon system which can be adapted ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
MEADS
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) provides 360° defence against existing and future tactical or medium-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, UAVs and aircraft. MEADS ...
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Naval guns, Land: RWS
Dragonfire
Dragonfire is a new laser weapon system built for the UK MoD, receiving £30 million of funding in early 2017. The design of the gun ...
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SABER
The Small Air Bomb Extended Range (SABER) family is being developed to provide a low-cost weapon for small and medium-sized UAVs and small tactical UAVs. ...
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Surface-to-surface missiles
MdCN-NCM (Naval Cruise Missile)
Developed by MBDA to meet the needs of the French Navy, the MdCN-NCM is a long-range cruise missile capable of being launched from surface and below-surface vessels. ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
CAMM
The Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) is a short-range, anti-aircraft and anti-missile surface-to-air missile. Developed to be launched from maritime platforms, land-based platforms and aircraft, ...
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Air-to-surface missiles
Storm Shadow/SCALP EG
The Storm Shadow is an air-launched cruise missile developed by France, Italy and the UK. It is known as the Storm Shadow in the UK ...
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Air-to-surface missiles, Anti-ship missiles
SPEAR 3
The Selective Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) Capability 3 is being developed by MBDA for the UK MoD, which is seeking a new missile for ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Aster 15
The Aster 15 is a vertically launched surface-to-air missile produced by Eurosam, a joint venture between MBDA France, MBDA Italy and the Thales Group. It ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC)
The Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC) is an experimental autonomous system that MBDA revealed at the Paris Air Show 2023. A critical part of the FCAS programme, ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
VL MICA system
The Vertical Launch (VL) MICA (Missile d’interception et de combat aérien) is a short-range air defence system using the MICA fire-and-forget missile, which MBDA describes ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
MPCV
The Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV) is a 4x4 armoured vehicle developed by Soframe on the Mercedes-Benz Unimog 5000 truck chassis. Able to accommodate between four ...
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Air-to-surface missiles, Surface-to-surface missiles
Brimstone
MBDA developed the Brimstone missile to provide an air-to-surface missile to equip UK RAF Tornados. The Dual Mode Brimstone (DMB) semi-active laser and the millimetre-wave, ...
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Anti-ship missiles
Marte
The Marte is a medium-range, fire-and-forget, all-weather, sea-skimming anti-ship missile system derived from the Italian Sea Killer missile. It is a helicopter-launched, horizon-range anti-ship weapon with ...
