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News - Mistral
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Land Warfare
Indo Defence: Indonesia examines air defence concepts
5th November 2014
One of the vehicles on display at this year’s Indo Defence is a tracked missile launcher concept vehicle jointly developed by PT Pindad and the …
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Naval Warfare
Euronaval: SIMBAD-RC enters qualification phase
28th October 2014
MBDA is on track to begin deliveries of SIMBAD-RC ship self-defence system production units in 2015, with the system now undergoing qualification testing. The SIMBAD-RC …
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Naval Warfare
MBDA’s CWSP system to be marketed as Sea Ranger
27th October 2014
MBDA has named its Compact Warfare System Package (CWSP) system as Sea Ranger, the company announced on 27 October. MBDA is in negotiations with a …
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Naval Warfare
AAD2014: DCNS markets the Mistral 140 in Africa
19th September 2014
French shipbuilder DCNS is offering a smaller variant of the Mistral amphibious assault ship at the AAD exhibition in Pretoria, South Africa. Despite a model …
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Land Warfare
Defexpo 2014: Saab teams up for air defence
7th February 2014
Saab has teamed with Bharat Forge to pursue Indian Army procurement programmes for air defence systems, the company has revealed. Saab announced the move at …
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Land Warfare
Defexpo 2014: MBDA Mistral awaits VSHORADS progress
6th February 2014
MBDA is displaying its Mistral MANPAD system at the Defexpo in Delhi as the company awaits a decision on the Indian Army’s Very Short Range …
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Land Warfare
MBDA prepares to ship MPCVs
19th November 2013
MBDA has completed factory acceptance tests and integration work on the first batch of Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicles (MPCVs) for export. The company announced the milestone …
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Defence Helicopter
Sagem to develop new MPME version for French Army
24th September 2013
Sagem will supply a new version of the MPME (Module de Préparation de Missions) mission planning system for the French military’s Tiger HAD (support & …
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Defence Notes
DSEI 2013: MBDA improves CWPS with Brimstone integration
11th September 2013
MBDA has added the Brimstone capability to its Compact Warfare System Package (CWSP) naval warfare solution to counter the threat of swarming attacks, the company …
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Defence Helicopter
Sagem awarded tactical missile design study contract
21st March 2013
Sagem will carry out work to design and construct inertial reference units for new-generation tactical missiles under a design study contract awarded by the French …
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Naval Warfare
Sagem announces new EOMS-NG maritime order
1st March 2013
Sagem will supply its Electro-Optical Multifunction System – New Generation (EOMS-NG) for four large French navy amphibious and projection vessels being built by the French …
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Naval Warfare
SIMBAD-RC air defence system contract for MBDA
18th February 2013
MBDA has signed its first export contract for the SIMBAD-RC remote-control short-range naval anti-air defence system, the company announced at the IDEX exhibition in Abu …
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Defence Notes
Aero India 2013: VSHORAD contenders square off
8th February 2013
Contenders for the Indian Army’s Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORAD) requirement presented their respective offerings at the Aero India exhibition as a downselect …
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Defence Helicopter
Qatar gets ready for helicopter air-to-air combat
17th July 2012
Qatar may be looking to equip its next generation attack helicopter fleet with an air-to-air capability, it has emerged. In an unusual move – followed …
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Digital Battlespace
CMD3D enters French service
16th July 2012
ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) has announced that its CMD3D (air defense management centre in 3D) system has entered service with the French forces. The system provides France …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Amphibious assault ships
Project 23900 UDC
Programme BackgroundThe Project 23900 universal landing ships (UDC) which are also referred to as landing helicopter docks (LHDs) have been developed by JSC Zelenodolsk Design ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Sherpa Light (Morocco)
Programme Background Morocco is in the midst of procuring large quantities of defence equipment from the French defence industry to modernise its forces, with much ...
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Amphibious assault ships, Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Landing Platform Docks [India]
Programme Background Requirements The LPD tender, although more akin to an LHD, specifies that the quartet of ships must be built within India, although collaboration ...
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Amphibious assault ships, Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Landing Ship Tank Replacement [Singapore]
Programme Background Requirements Singapore needs to replace its four in-service Endurance-class ships, which will be retired in the late 2020s. In 2014, Singapore announced the ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships, Sealift/replenishment vessels
Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS) [Malaysia]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Malaysian Navy are in the process of a fleet transformation plan known as the "15 to 5" Programme, which will ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Isaac Peral Class (S-80A Plus) [Spain]
Programme Background The S-80A SSK design for the Spanish Navy is based on the Franco-Spanish S-80 Scorpene design that both countries decided to cooperate on ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Système de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM) [France]
Programme Background Requirement The requirement for the SDAM programme is a rotary-wing VTOL-capable UAV with a modular configuration capable of hosting a range of payloads. ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Surface-to-air missiles
Mistral missile
MISTRAL is a man-portable, fully digital, heat-seeking missile designed to meet the requirements of all branches of the armed forces to defend against air threats. ...
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Air-to-air missiles
Mistral ATAM
The Mistral ATAM is a fire-and-forget air-to-air missile system that uses the Mistral SAM modified for the air-to-air role. It is in operational service on French Army ...
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Land: battle management systems, Land: fire control systems, Land: air defence radar
MCP
The Mistral Coordination Post (MCP) was developed by MBDA to provide optimum surveillance, command and control functions for Mistral missile Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) systems. ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Mistral MANPADS
Mistral MANPADS is a very short range air defence weapon system, firing the Mistral fire-and-forget missile. It features a lightweight man-portable launcher that can be transported ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
Mistral Atlas RC
Mistral Atlas RC is a short range air defence system based on a remotely controlled turret, equipped with two Mistral missiles and thermal sight, capable ...
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Amphibious assault ships
Mistral Class
The Mistral-class amphibious ships were developed as a result of the evolution of the French Navy’s amphibious warfare doctrine in the late 1990s. A requirement ...
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Self-propelled missile systems, Land: manned turrets
Mistral Albi
Mistral Albi is a lightweight 360° turret, optimised for the protection of armoured or mechanised units as well as convoys. It has been designed to ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
EDA-R
Four EDA-R (Engin de Débarquement Amphibie-Rapide) fast amphibious landing craft were ordered for the French Navy in 2009 after a 12-month evaluation. They are designed ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
SENIT-9
SENIT-9 is the most recent iteration of the SENIT series of combat management systems developed for the French Navy. Coupled with a Thales MRR3D-NG radar, it ...
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Sea: procedural training
Mistral 4000
The Mistral 4000 Full Mission Shiphandling Simulator can simulate a range of propulsion systems and vessels in open and constrained waters and provides training for ...
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Deployable/static missile systems
Simbad-RC
Simbad-RC is a short-range, anti-air system that can accommodate two fire-and-forget Mistral missiles. According to MBDA, Simbad-RC is suitable also for small vessels with small ...
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Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled missile systems
Super Vulcan
Super Vulcan is an MBT self-propelled air defence product with Eagle-Eye optronic fire control system, in service with the Israeli Air Force. It adds an enhanced ...
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Land: battle management systems, Land: fire control systems
Platoon Command Post
Unveiled at the IDEX 2011, Platoon Command Post (PCP) was developed by MBDA to provide adapted solutions for the Command and Control (C2) of Ground ...
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Amphibious assault ships
Project 23900 UDC
The Project 23900 vessels are universal landing ships (UDC) and are also considered LHDs, developed by Russia's JSC Zelenodolsk Design Bureau. Russia is reported to have ordered ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Ka-52K
The Ka-52K, designed by the Kamov Design Bureau and built by the Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, is a shipborne combat helicopter being developed for the ...
