Over 100 direct briefings during the four days of SEAFUTURE, when we had the great opportunity to meet our legacy suppliers and open the door to new ones, to create the most innovative, sustainable and resilient supply chain in defence.

This has been the value of attending SEAFUTURE also with our Innovation Hub booth, where collaboration was the keyword. 

MBDA innovation strategy drives every aspect of the company. We adopt cutting-edge technologies to design and manufacture our products and solutions, we source forward thinking partners to secure essential and/or raw materials in a sustainable way, plus also foster the most innovative evolutions in technology.

Attending the SEAFUTURE tradeshow was in line with this strategy. With a focus on innovative technologies for the maritime and defence sectors, our Innovation Hub was created to welcome all SMEs, Startups, Research Centers interested into MBDA activities. This hub was the opportunity to meet technical, procurement and innovation experts from MBDA to discuss further about potential collaboration opportunities and continue creating the best-in-class complex weapon systems. 

This Innovation Hub is the output of a Group initiative, which sees all group procurement teams benefit of direct contacts with our suppliers. This was again the case at SEAFUTURE, where our Italian suppliers had the opportunity to meet our Group colleagues and extend their visibility across all our national borders. 

In MBDA we strongly believe that innovation is at the heart of progress and in our DNA. This is why we need an innovative, out of the box approach also by our supply chain. Working day after day closely with them to create the best work environment possible is key, and meeting them at the most important exhibitions we attend during the year is essential.

So, stay tuned for the next appointments!