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    MBDA’s order backlog reaches record high after strong 2018 results

    19 Mar 2019
    MBDA saw another strong year of trading performance in 2018, recording a further €4.0 billion in orders that brought the company’s order book up to a record total of €17.4 billion. Revenue was also slightly ahead year-on-year to €3.2 billion.

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    Anglo-French FC/ASW Missile Programme Successfully Passes Its Key Review

    19 Mar 2019
    Two years into the FC/ASW (Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon) Concept Phase, MBDA is proud to announce the successful achievement of its “Key Review”, jointly conducted with Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Direction Générale de l’Armement...
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    MBDA and Milrem Robotics unveil the world’s first anti-tank UGV

    17 Feb 2019
    Abu Dhabi, IDEX 2019 MBDA and Milrem Robotics are showcasing the world’s first anti-tank unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at IDEX 2019, the main defence industry event in the MENA region. The debut of the system’s advanced concept comes only eight...
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    MBDA packs fully integrated air defence capability on light armoured vehicles

    17 Feb 2019
    MBDA presents the Atlas-RC/LIC²ORNE combination which, together with the Mistral missile, provides a substantial protection to mobile units, while fully integrated into the theatre air defence network and portable on light armoured vehicles.

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    MBDA unveils the SPIMM: the self-protection module for surface ships

    17 Feb 2019
    At Navdex 2019, MBDA will be presenting the SPIMM (Self-Protection Integrated Mistral Module), an all-in-one air defence module based on the SIMBAD-RC system and designed to equip ships of all types, particularly those without a combat system (such...
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    Brimstone missile to be integrated onto RAF’s Protector RG Mk1 aircraft

    24 Jan 2019
    MBDA has received a contract for the integration of its Brimstone high-precision strike missile onto the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted aircraft developed and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

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    MBDA successfully demonstrates the anti-surface capabilities of the Mistral missile

    9 Jan 2019
    At the end of 2018, MBDA successfully demonstrated the use of the Mistral missile against fast boats such as FIACs (Fast Inshore Attack Craft). A number of foreign delegations attended the demonstration firing that was performed from a SIMBAD-RC auto...
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    MBDA’s Sea Venom-ANL missile marks further trials milestone

    17 Dec 2018
    MBDA’s Sea Venom-ANL anti-ship missile has successfully conducted a further firing trial, passing a significant new milestone for the Anglo-French co-operation programme.

    Conducted on 14 November from a Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA)...
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    MBDA’S MMP MISSILE ENDORSED BY EUROPEAN UNION

    21 Nov 2018
    EU Defence ministers have endorsed on 19 November the EU BLOS (Beyond Line Of Sight) project amongst a list of 17 defence projects aiming at being implemented in the frame of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). Proposed by France and supported...
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    MBDA: Successful first launch for Marte ER missile

    15 Nov 2018
    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...
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    MBDA TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE MICA MISSILE

    9 Nov 2018
    The French Defence Procurement Agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has awarded MBDA the contract for the MICA NG (Missile d’Interception et de Combat Aérien Nouvelle Génération) programme to develop the next generation of the MICA missile...
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    MBDA INTRODUCES NAVAL VERSIONS OF THE MMP 5th GENERATION MISSILE SYSTEM

    23 Oct 2018
    Paris – Le Bourget MBDA has unveiled its new naval offering based on the 5th generation MMP ground combat missile at Euronaval. This decision follows the operational evaluation campaign carried out at the end of the summer by the French armed forces...