At Eurosatory, MBDA is unveiling its new generation "Naval Cruise Missile - Land Cruise Missile (NCM-LCM) MK2", the European very long-range and high-performance cruise missile. Integrating the already proven NCM missile with a land launcher, the LCM offers a sovereign capability available in a short timescale.
With a range of over 1,000km, the NCM-LCM MK2 benefits from four major operational advantages. It has enhanced capabilities for dealing with jammed environments through a new-generation anti-jamming device. It offers improved survival through better stealth and improved flight performance, as well as increased range and lethality.
LCM users will also benefit from the latest technologies that address the specific requirements of ground to air missiles. A first launch system, known as the ‘Ground Launch System’, available from 2029, is being developed based on the existing NCM launch system.
Designed to be mobile and operational from unprepared positions, LCM can be deployed in battery in less than 15 minutes, with four missiles ready to fire and already loaded onboard.
Open to European cooperation, the NCM-LCM MK2 is as a flagship innovation from MBDA.