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  France Still Mulling Dual-Mode Brimstone

  Posted by Robert Wall 12:31 PM on Mar 20, 2012

  The French military is still exploring whether to acquire the MBDA Dual-Mode Brimstone (DMB) used heavily by the Royal Air Force during last year's Libya air war.DMB is only one of... Read More >>

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  Germany Tests Production Taurus Missile

  Posted by Robert Wall 4:48 PM on Nov 17, 2011

  The German air force has successfully concluded the first flight test of a series-production Taurus cruise missile. The flight test was completed at the South African Overberg Test... Read More >>

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  French Forces Account for Libya Missiles Fired, Bombs Dropped

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:50 AM on Oct 14, 2011

  With the air war over Libya more or less over -- some missions are still being flown with ordnance expended -- the French air force is ready to acknowledge the entry into service o... Read More >>

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  Fire Shadow Takes To The Sea

  Posted by Robert Wall 6:00 AM on Sep 13, 2011

  MBDA is unveiling a new weapons concept at the DSEi defense show in London. With the Fire Shadow loitering munition development effort nearing completion, MBDA has cooked up a Mari... Read More >>

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  Perseus, Peril at Sea

  Posted by Robert Wall 5:01 AM on Jun 20, 2011

  MBDA is getting ready to unveil its latest idea for a future weapon: an anti-ship missile that could effectively serve as an Exocet replacement.(Rendering: MBDA) The system is par... Read More >>

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  German Anti-Tank Missile Tested for India

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:52 AM on May 20, 2011

  German missile makers (MBDA and Diehl) report progress in getting the infrared-guided PARS 3 LR anti-armor missile ready for use on the Tiger attack helicopter. MBDA, a partner wi... Read More >>

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  Lessons from Losing: How Tiger Is Refining MBDA's Plans

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:59 AM on Apr 04, 2011

  In an article in this week's issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology (subscription required), we examine how MBDA is adapting its business approach in the U.S. to help it sec... Read More >>

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  Meteor Moves Forward

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:13 AM on Jan 04, 2011

  France's decision to go ahead and place a production order for the Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile leaves the Eurofighter consortium waiting for its government backers to ... Read More >>

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  New Scalp Naval Model

  Posted by Robert Wall 11:12 AM on Oct 28, 2010

  At this week's Euronaval conference, MBDA has for the first time shown a model accurately representing the Scalp Naval cruise missile now in development. The cruise missile, with a... Read More >>

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  MBDA Says Aster 30 Problems Resolved

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:08 AM on Jun 28, 2010

  A series of Aster 30 firings from French, Italian and British vessels appear to have validated a fix MBDA had to make to the air and ballistic missile interceptor after performance... Read More >>

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