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    MBDA working on new SPEAR-EW electronic warfare weapon

    11 Sep 2019

    MBDA has been awarded a contract to demonstrate SPEAR-EW, a new electronic warfare version of the SPEAR weapon system family on order for the Royal Air Force (RAF).

    SPEAR-EW is being developed by MBDA in partnership with Leonardo to complete a...
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    MBDA offers insight into ongoing results of Team Tempest work

    10 Sep 2019

    At DSEI 2019 MBDA is showing an insight into some of its ongoing work as the coordinator of effects within Team Tempest, further highlighting the benefits of this new approach to designing a future combat air system.

    Being a Team Tempest partner...
  • Press Releases

    MBDA showcases Brimstone application on Milrem Robotics’ unmanned ground vehicle

    9 Sep 2019

    MBDA has unveiled at DSEI 2019 how the Brimstone precision strike missile can equip unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to serve as an organic force-multiplier for the tactical commander. This development, utilising the Milrem Robotics THeMIS UGV, adds...
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    MBDA brings MESKO into global missile supply chain

    6 Sep 2019

    MBDA, Europe’s leading missile manufacturer, has today partnered with MESKO S.A. to bring the Polish firm into its global missile supply chain. Contracts from MBDA to MESKO S.A. were signed today at MSPO 2019 in Kielce, Poland.

    The scope of work...
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    MBDA, PGZ showcase CAMM air defence solution on Jelcz vehicle

    4 Sep 2019
    MBDA and PGZ have unveiled at MSPO 2019 an air defence solution that features MBDA’s CAMM iLauncher integrated with a Polish Jelcz 8x8 truck chassis. The two parties also re-confirm the will expressed in the Strategic Partnership Agreement for...
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    MBDA showcases Tank Destroyer vehicle with PGZ at MSPO 2019

    4 Sep 2019
    MBDA and PGZ have unveiled at MSPO 2019 a Tank Destroyer armed with the Brimstone precision strike missile. PGZ Companies and MBDA also signed a statement of co-operation at MSPO to confirm readiness to co-operate on offering this solution to...
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    Rheinmetall and MBDA to develop high-energy laser effector system for the German Navy

    8 Aug 2019
    Düsseldorf / Schrobenhausen. Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have agreed to collaborate in the high-energy laser effectors domain. The two companies intend to construct, integrate and test a laser demonstrator for the German Navy’s corvette K130.

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    Serbia signs for the acquisition of Mistral 3 short-range air defence systems with MBDA

    16 Jul 2019
    On the 15 July, on the occasion of the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Serbia, MBDA announces the signing of a contract for the acquisition of Mistral 3 short-range air defence systems by the Ministry of Defence of Serbia. With this...
  • Artificial Intelligence

    Innovation

    Using Artificial Intelligence to help decide the best combat tactics

    12 Jul 2019
    In December 2017 artificial intelligence (AI) computer program AlphaZero beat the best chess, go and shogi (Japanese chess) games programs after just a couple hours of training itself. This inspired MBDA’s researchers to believe that “machine...
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    MBDA collaboration wins national engineering award for work with artificial intelligence

    5 Jul 2019
    The Association de l’Armement Terrestre (AAT) has presented this year’s award (the 46th) to the 2ACI (Acquisition Automatique de Cibles par Imagerie – automatic target recognition by imaging) programme team, which was made up of employees of MBDA and...
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    MBDA collaboration wins national engineering award for work with artificial intelligence

    5 Jul 2019
    MBDA, along with its industry and French Government partners, have been awarded the prestigious Ingénieur général Chanson prize for their work combining artificial intelligence (AI) and massively parallel processin g to develop new real-time target...
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    MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin Submit Proposal to Develop TLVS for Germany

    24 Jun 2019

    Schrobenhausen and Dallas, June 24, 2019 – The TLVS bidders consortium, an MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin joint venture, has submitted its proposal to the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service...