MBDA’s Post

The Franco-British Summit, held this week in London, was an opportunity to reveal exciting news 📢 The development of the complex weapons domain through MBDA is confirmed as a central pillar of the bilateral cooperation and is at the heart of a new “Entente industrielle” between both countries. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed their endeavour to an ambitious roadmap in key capability areas for Europe and NATO. Regarding #DeepStrike capabilities, a new order for SCALP / #STORMSHADOW missiles is expected by the end of the year, as well as a strong commitment to launch the development phase for its future replacement #FCASW. In the air dominance domain, the announcement of the joint development of a next generation “beyond visual range” air-to-air missile, while extending #METEOR capabilities, demonstrates the will of both nations to continue to innovate together in the field of air combat. This event also gathered UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey and French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu at our Stevenage site, demonstrating our role as a key partner alongside our European armed forces, and more globally, in service of European #sovereignty.