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MBDA’s Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its first firing, successfully passing a major phase in its development. The firing trial was carried out on 9 November in an Italian test range. The Marte ER missile flew for more than 100 km on a planned trajectory that included several waypoints and sea skimming flight, successfully testing all flying phases. Pasquale…
The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet has successfully conducted its first firing trials of the MBDA Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM). The trials are the first time a British-designed missile has been fired from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and the first time any non-US missile has been fired from the aircraft. Conducted from both Naval Air Station…
Building on the Dual Mode Brimstone missile’s excellent combat record of destroying complex land targets, MBDA continues to upgrade Brimstone’s capabilities for maritime engagements. In our most recent testing, Brimstone destroyed a high-speed Fast in-shore Attack Craft (FIAC) target maneuvering in an environment cluttered with multiple neutral vessels. In the testing, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4 jet aircraft…
Drawing on its unique air defence systems experience in Europe, MBDA is unveiling the future direction it is considering for Command and Control (C2) systems via an interactive demonstrator called MiC2 (MBDA innovative C2). Taking into consideration the threat evolution and ever increasing operational demands, MiC2 is aimed at improving the efficacy of air defence operators. In particular, it is…
As noted by Gizmodo and Defense Update today at Eurostory 2014 MBDA Missile Systems presented two new configurations of MMP, the fifth generation land combat weapon system; one on the MPCV (Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle) and another, in collaboration with Nexter, on the T40 turret. The MMP is similar to the American Javelin in that they are both capable of striking armored…
Integrating Dual Mode Brimstone and other MBDA missiles on the Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft represents a “paradigm shift” in the fighter’s capabilities and will keep it at the forefront of military capabilities for the coming decades, according to a recent Jane’s Defense Weekly article from the ILA Airshow in Berlin. The article highlights Brimstone’s combat-proven record as a one-shot/one-kill, low collateral damage weapon:…
STRATUS, developed in 2014, is a solution to make these weapons and other future products operate together, consequently multiplying their effect and maximizing mission success in the most efficient way. In 2010 – 2013, Concept Visions has demonstrated a vision of future complex weapon capability throughout the years. STRATUS, developed in 2014, is a solution to make these weapons and…