Discover the new MBDA new long range strike drone: “DELUGE" (ex-ONE WAY EFFECTOR)

Experience drawn from recent and current air force operations has revealed that conflicts no longer follow predictable phases and targeting is no longer a static, but a highly dynamic process. In this particular context, MBDA continues to innovate, and anticipates the next generation of conflicts, by working on a new generation of capabilities: the new effectors.

With these weapons of attrition and saturation, MBDA develops its current portfolio, going from the loitering munitions (AKERON RCX and AKERON RCH), to Land Cruise missiles and finally to its new attrition proposition unveiled during this Paris Air Show 2025: the DELUGE (ex-ONE WAY EFFECTOR).

Designed to adapt to armed forces ‘needs to deploy mass in a high-intensity context, the DELUGE is a long range strike drone, that can be produced in mass at lower cost, through an innovative production setup, in partnership with a drone manufacturer and industry players, notable from the automotive sector.

This new effector allows the armed forces to have a sovereign long-range strike capability in the 500 km class to saturate enemy defences. Easy to use through a simple mission-planning tool with on-coordinate strikes, the DELUGE includes an autonomous flight capacity coupled with the possibility to fire in coordinated salvo in order to massify the strikes, permitting a stand-off saturation capability that is sustainable in the long term, throughout the conflict.

>> To read more details about the DELUGE, please read our dedicated press release and page.