German Parliament Approves Budget for New Missiles
The Parliament has approved budgets for a large-scale Brimstone air-to-surface missile acquisition and development of a supersonic cruise missile.
The Parliament has approved budgets for a large-scale Brimstone air-to-surface missile acquisition and development of a supersonic cruise missile.
The new version of the SAMP/T long-range air defence system, SAMP/T NG, with improvements and new capabilities, was exhibited in Eurosatory 2024.
MBDA and Safran exhibited their joint project, Thundart 227 mm guided artillery rocket to be used on French M270 LRU MLRS in Eurosatory 2024.
MBDA introduced the Land Cruise Missile (LCM) system, which provides a new ground-launched Deep Precision Strike capability on the battlefield.
France will replace MBDA’s Eryx short-range portable anti-tank systems with SAAB’s Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW ) systems by 2025.
The French Defence Ministry announced on May 24 an additional order of EXOCET MM40 Block 3C anti-ship missiles for the Navy.
Russia has reportedly intercepted a French-made SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missile often used by Ukrainian Su-24 interdictors.
MBDA is calling on the German federal government to make faster award decisions. Suppliers would otherwise stop Taurus production.
U.K.’s DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system became the U.K.’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets.
The German parliament rejected the opposition party’s proposal to deliver Taurus stealth cruise missiles to Ukraine as it may expand the war.
Russian Landing Ship Novocherkassk was hit by an airstrike from the Ukrainian Air Force, sustaining significant damage.
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk/ FMV) orders CAMM missiles from MBDA for its 5 Visby-class corvettes.
MBDA’s shoulder-launched, lightweight, high-precision missile system Enforcer will enter mass production as the company finishes pilot batch production.