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Land Warfare
MSPO 2019: Weapons accord opens up Brimstone to Polish Destroyer
4th September 2019
A joint cooperation agreement signed between PGZ and pan-European missile manufacturer MBDA will provide manufacturers involved in Poland's Tank Destroyer programme an opportunity to integrate …
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Naval Warfare
Steel cut on Royal Navy's HMS Cardiff frigate
15th August 2019
BAE Systems has cut steel for the second of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 City-class Global Combat Ships, HMS Cardiff. This marks an important milestone …
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Naval Warfare
Rheinmetall, MBDA to develop naval laser
8th August 2019
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland will collaborate on the development of a laser demonstrator for the German Navy’s K130 corvette. The companies will jointly construct, integrate …
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Defence Notes
Two crucial areas continue to dominate UK defence exports
30th July 2019
Despite political shifts in UK defence, including a series of defence ministers in recent years and differing defence industrial priorities, one constant is the UK’s …
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Land Warfare
MBDA and Lockheed submit bid for Germany's IAMD programme
25th June 2019
An MBDA Deutchsland/Lockheed Martin joint venture has submitted its proposal for Germany’s future integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) acquisition programme. The tactical air defence …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: FCAS takes centre stage as fighter talk peaks
17th June 2019
As with the last edition of the Farnborough Air Show where former UK defence secretary Gavin Willamson presented the UK’s future fighter Tempest concept, France …
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Naval Warfare
First Philippine frigate launched
28th May 2019
The Philippine Navy’s (PN) most modern warship, the future BRP Jose Rizal, was launched in Ulsan by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) before a high-ranking PN …
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Naval Warfare
UDT Europe 2019: Scorpene solution would give Poland best conventional force in NATO
8th May 2019
As competition for Poland’s submarine replacement programme continues, French design and manufacturing house Naval Group considers its Scorpene-based solution capable of providing the country with …
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Defence Notes
Russian military boosts up its air-to-air missile inventory
29th April 2019
The Russian Air and Space Force (RuASF) replenished its ordinance stocks with 140 R-77-1 (AA-12 Adder) beyond visual range air-to-air missiles, taken in Q1 2019. …
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Digital Battlespace
Overseas interest sparks MBDA's EW weapon project
11th April 2019
In response to foreign interest, development of an EW variant of MBDA's Selective Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) 3 weapon with jamming capabilities is currently being …
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Naval Warfare
LIMA 2019: Malaysia awards only one LCS missile contract
28th March 2019
Malaysia’s six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) will be armed with Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) anti-ship missiles and VL MICA surface-to-air missiles. However, while a deal …
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Naval Warfare
LIMA 2019: Malaysia’s LCS is notable absentee
26th March 2019
Two years ago, at LIMA 2017, Boustead promised that the first 3,100t Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) would ‘definitely’ be …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy nears fielding anti-drone lasers on ships
25th March 2019
The US Navy plans to begin fielding a handful of ‘low-power’ lasers on ships this year to test their ability to counter growing threats from …
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Naval Warfare
FC/ASW programme completes key review
25th March 2019
MBDA has announced that the British-French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme has successfully completed its key review phase, jointly carried out by the UK’s Defence …
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Defence Helicopter
Poland plans to modernise its combat helicopter fleet
21st March 2019
Warsaw’s Armament Inspectorate will launch a technical dialogue to determine a preferred scope and timeline for the planned modernisation of a fleet of Polish Mi-24 …
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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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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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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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
Rafale F4 is the latest configuration of the Rafale fighter jet family. New functions will also be developed to improve the aircraft’s capabilities (upgrades to ...
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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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Frigates
Optional Fourth FDI Frigate [Greece]
Programme Background On 28 September 2021, it was announced by Florence Parly that an agreement had been reached and Naval Group will be equipping the Hellenic ...
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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 ...
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. It is produced by Eurosam, a joint venture between MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and the Thales Group. ...
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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
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 is ...
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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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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 ...
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Air-to-surface missiles
PGM-500/PGM-2000
The PGM-500 and the PGM-2000 are short-range ASMs manufactured by the UK and the US. They were developed and originally manufatured by Alenia Marconi Systems ...