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Concepts have also been shown for additional missile variants such as SPEAR Glide, an unpowered variant without the TJ-150 turbojet making it more analogous to the GBU-53; sacrificing speed, range and manoeuvrability for a larger warhead whilst still be able to be carried on the same weapon rail as other SPEAR variants by retaining the common ...
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.
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 ...
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).
Brimstone is a ground or air-launched ground attack missile developed by MBDA UK for the UK's Royal Air Force. [9] It was originally intended for "fire-and-forget" use against mass formations of enemy armour, using a millimetre wave (mmW) active radar homing seeker to ensure accuracy even against moving targets.
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 ...
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 ...