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Land Warfare
Land Forces 2016: Land 400 – opportunity knocks
8th September 2016
The biggest acquisition programmes currently under way for the Australian Army fall under the Land 400 umbrella for new armoured vehicles, and these offer great …
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Land Warfare
Land Forces 2016: Australia’s GBAD jigsaw puzzle
8th September 2016
The topic of ground-based air defence (GBAD) and integrated air defence attracted much attention at Land Forces 2016 in Adelaide, although potential vendors are awaiting …
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Land Warfare
MSPO 2016: MEADS back in running for Wisla
8th September 2016
The door has seemingly swung wide open for MEADS International as the Polish government makes it clear it is prepared to play hard ball to …
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Naval Warfare
Qatar, MBDA sign coastal defence contract
2nd September 2016
MBDA will supply a coastal defence system for the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) under a contract signed on 1 September. The contract formalises an …
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Land Warfare
MSPO 2016: Plenty worth fighting for
30th August 2016
Poland’s land programmes have been moving on in fits and starts. The Rosomak 8x8 APC programme is the main flagship armoured vehicle programme but others …
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Naval Warfare
Qatar seek fast patrol boats
23rd August 2016
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Qatar for an undisclosed number of Mk V fast patrol boats in …
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Defence Notes
MBDA secures UK ASRAAM contract
17th August 2016
MBDA will produce ASRAAM infra-red guided air-to-air missiles for the UK’s F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet under a £184 million contract with the UK …
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Digital Battlespace
OSI to supply NZ frigate upgrade radar
27th July 2016
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has signed a contract for the supply of a new radar system as part of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: Brimstone in for a firing shot with UK
15th July 2016
MBDA’s Brimstone missile has undergone successful firing tests from the AH-64E, heightening the weapon's potential appeal to the British Army for future capability plans. It was …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Meteoric cost saving potential
11th July 2016
Meteor, a radar guided beyond visual range air-to-air missile, is being showcased on an operational aircraft for the first time at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016). Meteor …
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Military Logistics
MBDA to maintain Storm Shadow
8th July 2016
MBDA has received a five-year £28 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the maintenance of the Storm Shadow missile used by …
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Defence Notes
MBDA to supply missiles to Qatar
1st July 2016
MBDA Italia has received a contract worth around $1.12 billion to supply the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) with missiles for their new Fincantieri naval …
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Digital Battlespace
Eurosatory: New VSHORAD C2 system unveiled
17th June 2016
MBDA has launched Licorne, a very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) command and control system for fast reaction, airborne or amphibious forces. Licorne uses the same …
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Defence Notes
Eurosatory: Teaming for latest Aster
16th June 2016
A Cooperation Arrangement was signed between the defence ministries of Italy and France for the joint development of the Aster 30 Block 1 NT missile in …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory: MMP series production begins
15th June 2016
The Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP) medium-range modular land combat missile system from MBDA has started series production. The multi-mission missile provides engagement and destruction of …
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 ...
