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Dragonfire secures laser weapon contract

Maritime January 6, 2017

The MOD has awarded a £30M contract for a Laser Directed Energy Weapon capability demonstrator to UK Dragonfire consortium. Led by MBDA, the consortium will test and assess innovative technologies in order to develop and demonstrate the system in 2019. Comprising partners from across the UK, the Dragonfire consortium includes MDBA, ...

MBDA Enforcer missile passes accuracy test

Land December 15, 2016

Trials have been carried out at Germany’s Bundeswehr’s Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition 91 on MBDAs lightweight missile, Enforcer. Several highly accurate hits have been recorded during the tests which are part of the weapon’s ongoing development programme and also featured the use of a new light-weight, carbon fibre launching ...

UK-French missile cooperation

Air November 18, 2016

Two new Centres of Excellence for missile technology have been announced by Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon at the Franco-British Council meeting in Paris. Combining French and British expertise, which further deepens the UK-France defence relationship, the Centres of Excellence will be based at MBDA sites in Stevenage and Bolton. Developed by ...

MOD finalise laser weapon contract

Homeland September 19, 2016

MBDA UK and the UK MOD are finalising a contract which will assess innovative laser directed energy weapon technologies and approaches. The £30M contract is designed to see how the system can acquire and track targets at ranges, over land and water, as well as the crucial aspect of being able ...