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New air-to-surface missile for the French attacking Tiger helicopters

France is launching a procedure to develop a new air-to-surface missile for its attacking Tiger helicopters, the French Minister of Defense announced, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

South Korea Arms Its Fighters with the French Air-to-Air Missiles

SEOUL, (BM) - MBDA has been awarded a contract from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the integration of the Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile onto the KF-X future Korean fighter aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The contract includes integration support to KAI, transfer of know-how and manufacture of test equipment for…

Rheinmetall and MBDA Intend to Construct, Integrate and Test a Laser Weapon for the German Navy

DUSSELDORF, (BM) - Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have agreed to collaborate in the high-energy laser effectors domain, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The two companies intend to construct, integrate and test a laser demonstrator for the German Navy’s corvette K130 Capable of engaging targets at the speed of light with extreme precision and…

Serbia Buys Mistral 3 Short-Range Air Defence Systems by MBDA

BELGRADE, (BM) - On the 16 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 defense systems by the Ministry of Defence of Serbia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according MBDA statement. With this first European missile…

The German Government Expects Lockheed and MBDA Offers for the Country’s Missile Defenses

COLOGNE (BM) - The German government expects to receive a long-awaited industry offer for revamping the country's missile defenses next month, just as the debate in Germany over defense spending kicks into high gear once again, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense News. The proposal by contractors Lockheed Martin and MBDA Germany for…

Estonia Enhances Its Air Defence Capability

TALLINN (Estonia), June 13, 2018, Author: Bm team, Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Estonia has announced that it has agreed to purchase a short-range air defence system complete with Mistral surface-to-air missiles from MBDA Missile Systems under a €50 million contract, reported Defense News. The contract is also reported to involve…

First Successful Tests for the British Army’s Land Ceptor

VIDSEL (Sweden), May 31, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova, Photo: MBDA (Vidsel test range, Sweden) On 28th May the UK Defence Ministry announced that the British Army's Land Ceptor has been successfully tested for the first time as a whole system, including the cutting-edge SAAB Giraffe radar, near the Baltic Sea within a test fire range of…