MBDA aims Brimstone at British Army requirement
Wolfram, based on a Supacat Coyote (6x6) vehicle, featuring the turntable-mounted, eight-round launcher for MBDA Brimstone ATGW traversed to the right, with Brimstone missile in foreground. (Photo: MBDA)
MBDA has been pushing for Brimstone, which was originally developed as an air-launched missile for the Royal Air Force, to help the British Army meet its MCCO requirement.
The British Army has a future requirement for a Mounted Close Combat Over-watch (MCCO) weapon system to provide a beyond line of sight (BLOS) anti-armour capability.
According to MBDA: “The aim of MCCO would be to neutralise Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and other high-value targets before they come into range of other weapons such as the Javelin anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) and the Challenger 3 MBT.
Being shown at UK land event DVD 2024 this week was the MBDA Wolfram SLB (Surface-launched Brimstone). The system consists of a Supacat Coyote (6x6) platform on the rear of which was a turntable-mounted,
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