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Successful first firing of Sea Venom

Air July 5, 2017

MBDA has confirmed a successful first firing of MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile. Conducted in June at the Île du Levant test range in France, this is the first major milestone for the missile, which has been developed in partnership between the UK and France. The partnership developed in 2014, with ...

£539M investment in state-of-the-art missile systems announced

Air April 21, 2017

The Secretary of State for Defence, Sir Michael Fallon, has today unveiled a trio of new contracts for missile systems with a combined worth of £539M. These contracts apply to the state-of-the-art Meteor, Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM), and Sea Viper missile systems at MBDA Stevenage. Having secured the deal, the Ministry ...

Typhoon successfully trials Brimstone missile

Air March 20, 2017

The RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoon has successfully taken part in further flight trials with the MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface weapon at BAE Systems’ site in Warton, Lancashire. The tests are part of continuing development work on the Phase 3 Enhancement (P3E) package for Typhoon, which will also deliver further sensor and mission system ...

MBDA to upgrade RAF long-range missiles

Air February 22, 2017

The MOD has today signed an agreement with MBDA that will upgrade the UK’s Storm Shadow missiles, ensuring they remain fit for purpose and ready for operational use. Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin announced the deal today, during an inward visit by her French counter-part, Laurent Collet-Billon. The contract will ...