Land Warfare
MoD awards MBDA FLAADS Land assessment phase contract
MBDA has been awarded a £36 million contract to assess the development of a land variant for the Future Local Area Air Defence System (FLAADS Land) for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).
A spokesperson from MBDA told Shephard that the contract commenced in January, will continue for 18 months ...
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