As reported by Reuters in their coverage of the 2015 International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: “A deal worth 200 million euros ($228 million) has been signed to equip Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets with the latest Brimstone 2 surface attack missiles. The integration is expected to be delivered into service
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On December 16th the UK Royal Air Force announced that RAF Typhoon development was continuing as planned following three successful trials in the UK and Italy: In the Italian trial, a Stormshadow cruise missile was released successfully from an Italian Typhoon and tracked to its target by radar. Stormshadow, already used successfully by RAF Tornados,
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The Brazilian Navy has selected MBDA’s Sea Ceptor to provide the local area air defense for its next generation Tamandaré class corvettes. After the UK’s Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), Brazil’s is now the third navy to have chosen Sea Ceptor. With discussions also well advanced with other leading navies
moreJohn Pranzatelli has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of MBDA Incorporated. He succeeds Scott Webster who has served as Chairman of the Board and interim CEO since November 2013. Scott will continue as Chairman of MBDA Inc. John joined MBDA Inc. in June 2009 as Vice President for Strategy and Business Operations and
moreMBDA Missile Systems is proud to announce that Textron AirLand is displaying a Dual Mode Brimstone missile on its Scorpion Jet in honor of the 2014 AFA Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition. The aircraft will be exhibited at Reagan National Airport September 15-17 and will carry a Dual Mode Brimstone via a Cobham launcher, as
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