MBDA upholds European defence collaboration
Against a backdrop of Brexit and political uncertainty across Europe, MBDA will to continue down the road of European defence industry collaboration as its looks for stronger links with Germany and Spain.
Already well-established in the UK and France, the weapons manufacturer has recently integrated MBDA Deutschland into the folds of the MBDA Group.
The company had the objective of securing a contract for TLVS, Germany’s future ground-based air defence system, at the beginning of the year but this has now been put on hold by the German customer, the Luftwaffe. A new timeline for the decision is set
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