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    MBDA welcomes Polish-UK air defence agreement

    22 Nov 2021
    MBDA welcomes the signing of the statement of intent (SoI) between Poland and the UK on air defence co-operation on 18 November.

    Signed by Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak and UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace the SoI marks...
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    MBDA strengthens European presence with opening of a permanent office in Brussels

    10 Nov 2021
    MBDA inaugurated its new permanent office in Brussels on 9 November, strengthening its multinational presence close to the institutions of the European Union (EU) and NATO to better support their initiatives towards more European defence co-operation...
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    Greece signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Naval Group and MBDA opening negotiations for the supply of three FDI HNs and one optional

    28 Sep 2021
    On September 28th, Nikólaos Panayotópoulos, the Greek Minister of Defence, Pierre Eric Pommellet, CEO of Naval Group, and Eric Béranger, CEO of MBDA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to open negotiations to provide the Hellenic Navy (HN) with...
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    MBDA and Naval Group join forces to develop new remote assistance solutions

    20 Jul 2021
    The remote assistance service deployed by Naval Group and MBDA for the French Navy achieves several objectives: provide prompt diagnostics and a repair solution to naval systems users in all locations and in all circumstances.

    Remote assistance is...
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    New contract for Anglo-French Innovation Technology Partnership

    16 Jul 2021
    MBDA has been awarded a contract by France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) and the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to lead the new Complex Weapons Innovation Technology Partnership (CW ITP).*

    The new four-year contract...
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    MBDA’s CAMM to strengthen Air Defence capability of Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers

    6 Jul 2021
    MBDA has been awarded a number of contracts to significantly upgrade the air and missile defence capabilities of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 destroyers.

    The work will see CAMM (Common Anti-air Modular Missile) paired with an upgraded Sea Viper...
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    MBDA’s CAMM-ER successfully completes major milestone

    24 Jun 2021
    MBDA has successfully completed a firing of the CAMM-ER air defence missile against a manoeuvring target, confirming the excellent capability of the CAMM family system.

    The trial took place at an Italian firing range. CAMM-ER is the extended range...
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    MBDA’s Sea Ceptor ordered for Brazilian Navy

    17 Jun 2021

    MBDA has been awarded a contract to equip the Brazilian Navy’s new Tamandaré-class frigates with the Sea Ceptor air defence missile system.

    Sea Ceptor is a smart weapon control system (WCS) that together with the fully-active Common Anti-air...
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    Sea Ceptor to protect Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates

    26 May 2021
    MBDA’s Sea Ceptor system will protect the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates under a contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence.

    Sea Ceptor is the world’s most modern naval air defence system of its class. Utilising the Common Anti-Air Modular...
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    First firing of MMP from a Jaguar armoured vehicle

    7 May 2021
    On 14 April, MBDA and Nexter participated in the first lock-on firing of an MMP medium-range missile from a Jaguar armoured reconnaissance and combat vehicle (EBRC). The French defence procurement agency (DGA) carried out the firing at their Land...
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    MBDA’s Sea Ceptor ordered for Canadian Surface Combatant

    19 Apr 2021
    MBDA has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Canada to equip the Royal Canadian Navy's new Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) with the Sea Ceptor air defence weapon system.

    Utilising the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) as its effector...
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    MBDA: Resilience and innovation for growth

    30 Mar 2021
    MBDA showed strong resilience in 2020 despite the global pandemic. Revenues were at €3.6 billion in 2020, with a 50:50 split across domestic and export customers. Order intake during 2020 was €3.3 billion, with MBDA’s order backlog now standing at...