Detail of Fulgur air defence missile at Paris Air Show. (Photo: MBDA)
MBDA has unveiled a model of a planned missile to meet the Italian Army’s requirement for a very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) system at the Paris Air Show.
The company announced that a development contract for the man-portable air-defence (MANPAD) missile has been signed and first delivery of operational missile and launcher is expected in early 2028
The Fulgur missile is designed to be man-portable, supersonic, fire and forget, all weather, day and night interceptor. It will be equipped with a seeker encompassing image processing capabilities and will counter a threat set that includes small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), helicopters
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Just this week Portugal signed for a sixth C-390 with the add-on of an option for 10 for other NATO countries. In April, Sweden signed for four and in December last year Slovakia agreed to buy three, while in the same month an undisclosed country agreed to buy two.
Turgis Gaillard and Bharat Forge have signed an MoU to offer the Aarok, produced in India, to the Indian Ministry of Defence. The UAV could satisfy the country’s desire for an indigenous MALE UAV, offering an alternative to the TAPAS BH-201 that has had a rocky development.
In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).
The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.
Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.
It is more than a decade since the Airbus A400M tactical lift aircraft entered service. More than 130 aircraft are in service around the world with nine countries, while another order has been made by Indonesia. The company is now looking to lower operational costs and increase the number of potential missions.
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