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On 18 March 2016, MBDA's bid for SPEAR 3 program was solidified when the MoD awarded them a £411 million contract for the development of air-launched SPEAR missile for the F-35B. [13] On 18 March 2019, BAE Systems announced that it, alongside Lockheed Martin and MBDA, had been contracted to integrate SPEAR onto the F-35B. [14]
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) expressed interest on the MALD-V platform at the Paris Airshow in 2009. [22] However, since the early 2010s MBDA UK has been developing the SPEAR 3 miniature cruise missile for the Royal Air Force as well as SPEAR-EW , an electronic warfare variant which can conduct the same stand-in jamming and decoy role ...
The FC/ASW (Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon) or FMAN/FMC in French (Futur Missile Anti-Navire/Futur Missile de Croisière), also dubbed FOSW (Future Offensive Surface Weapon) and SPEAR 5, is a next generation missile programme launched by France and the United Kingdom in 2017 to succeed their jointly-developed Storm Shadow/SCALP as well as their respective Exocet and Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
MBDA UK is the British division of the pan-European missile systems company MBDA (itself a joint venture of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo).Formed in 2001, the company has developed, both independently and in cooperation, a range of missile systems, including the CAMM missile family, Storm Shadow cruise missile, ASRAAM air-to-air missile and Meteor beyond-visual-range missile (BVRAAM).
The CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) is a family of surface-to-air missiles developed by MBDA UK for the United Kingdom. CAMM is derived from, and shares some common features and components with, the Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (), but with updated electronics, a soft vertical launch system, and an active radar homing seeker.
In 2016, it was announced that Storm Shadow would be refurbished under the Selective Precision Effects At Range 4 (SPEAR 4) missile project, [21] [22] with the upgrade being completed in 2022. [ 23 ] Some reports suggest a reduced capability version complying with Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) restrictions was created for export, for ...
Agni-IV IRBM: surface-to-surface intermediate-range ballistic missile; Agni-V ICBM: surface-to-surface intercontinental ballistic missile; Agni-P:surface-to-surface medium range ballistic missile [8] Agni:VI: hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile. Range: 11,000 km to 12,000 km (under development). Surya: intercontinental ballistic ...
Umkhonto is designed to be a modern, short to medium-range missile, with an all-weather launch capability. Operating at supersonic speeds, the Umkhonto utilises infrared homing technology to provide point and limited local air defence against multiple attacks of aircraft and missiles.