Established 2001, MBDA is a European missiles manufacturer company formed by a merger Aerospatiale-Matra Missiles (EADS, now Airbus), Italian Alenia Marconi Systems (now Leonardo) and British Matra BAe Dynamics (of BAE Systems)
News about MBDA |
Airbus Unveils NATO NGRC Rotorcraft Proposal
23-Feb-26 - Airbus has unveiled its next-generation rotorcraft concept designed in partnership with RTX and MDBA to meet NATO’s NGRC study requirements, highlighting advanced speed, range, survivability and digital architecture for future European military operations. #NGRC
Airbus to Lead NATO NGRC Future Helicopter Study
26-Jul-24 - The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded 13-month contract to Airbus, RTX and MDBA to develop the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project concept for the future medium multi-role helicopter #NGRC
French Akeron LP Missile Completed Trials
05-May-23 - MBDA successfully completed trials for the next generation Akeron LP air-to-ground missile for the Tiger helicopter and for the MALE RPAS UAV fixed-wing aircraft drone #Akeron
MBDA to Develop New Missile for Tiger
17-Nov-20 - MBDA (A BAe, Airbus and Leonardo partnership) will develop the Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile (MAST-F) for the Tiger gunship helicopter with a +8 km range. Announced 250 annual jobs in France during first 10 years of production #Tiger
Panther Third Launch of Sea Venom/ANL Missile
15-Dec-18 - MBDA and the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA, Direction Générale de l’Armement) completed the third test launch of the air-to-surface missile Sea Venom #SeaVenom
Panther Second Launch of Sea Venom/ANL Missile
31-May-18 - MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile completed its second development firing from a French DGA Panther at Ile Du Levant #missile
French First Test Firing of Sea Venom / ANL
04-Jul-17 - French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) Dauphin helicopter completed first firing of the MBDA Sea Venom / ANL missile at the Île du Levant test range. Intends to replace Sea Skua and AS-15TT
Lynx / Sea Venom Missile Compatibility Test
05-Apr-17 - QinetiQ and the Royal Navy conducted trials at Boscombe Down between a Lynx Mk8 helicopter and the MBDA Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile List of Aircraft |
| Model | C/N | Built | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA365N Dauphin 2 | 6010 | 1982 | F-ZAGG : DGA; Jun16 first firing of MBDA Sea Venom / ANL at the Île du Le ... : May18 second firing of MBDA Sea Venom / ANL missile : Dec18 third firing of MBDA Sea Venom / ANL missile | |
