MBDA and the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence has conducted firing trials of Brimstone missiles integrated with a General Atomic‘s reaper drone, according to a FlightGlobal article. Craig Hoyle writes that the trials took place between December 2013 and January 2014 at the China Lake test range in California. The Brimstone missiles were fired at a range […] More

In April of this year, John Pranzatelli elevated to the president role at MBDA Inc. – the U.S. arm of the European missile technology firm – close to three years after joining the firm as vice president of strategy and business operations. The more-than-30-year government contracting veteran previously served as VP for finance and business management […] More

MBDA Systems has completed the testing of its upgraded Brimstone missile designed for the U.K. Ministry of Defense’s Brimstone 2 program, Defense World reported Monday. During the trials, the five missiles, which were fired against moving targets with a speed of up to 70 mph in various environments, range and boresight,  each achieved a direct […] More

MBDA and Oman’s navy collaborated on an operational naval missile test to evaluate the weapon’s ability to intercept and destroy targets at low altitudes. The test was conducted aboard the BAE Systems-built Al Shamikh ocean patrol vessel off the coast of the Ile du Levant in the Mediterranean Sea, MBDA announced Tuesday. During the exercise, the […] More

MBDA has been selected by the New Zealand Ministry of Defense to provide a missile system to the country as part of efforts to modernize the New Zealand navy’s frigate systems. The MoD intends to install Sea Ceptor on warships that work to collectively protect military deployments during joint operations, MBDA said Monday. Sea Ceptors work to […] More

MBDA has moved to expand its existing warfare system with Brimstone“™s anti-inshore attack technology in an effort to address customer requirements for littoral operations, ASDNews reported Thursday. Brimstone“™s Fast Inshore Attack Craft system was integrated into MBDA’s Compact Warfare System Package, which works to centralize the combat system of patrol and logistics ships for defense and […] More

MBDA and UTC Aerospace Systems have begun to jointly develop a fresh missile guidance and control program intended to help meet MBDA“™s performance requirements. The inertial measurement unit development initiative under MBDA“™s current complex weapons portfolio focuses on a missile system“™s Value for Money through Modularity and Reuse approach, MBDA said Tuesday. MBDA and UTC […] More

MBDA has partnered with PTC to deploy a product lifecycle management solution that will allow product information sharing and design collaboration between MBDA’s various engineering teams. The partnership supports MBDA’s Product Lifecycle Collaborative Environment program aimed at creating an integrated collaboration environment, PTC announced June 16. The Needham, Mass.-based software company will design the PLM solution that […] More

MBDA will collaborate with PTC to update an integrated platform that aims to help MBDA commercialize its defense offerings in the international market. The goal of the partnership is to establish a collaborative environment where development and engineering teams can work together to create and design MBDA products, PTC said Tuesday. Jim Heppelmann, PTC president and […] More

An MBDA UK-led consortium has been awarded a research and development project recently launched by the Aerospace Growth Partnership and the UK Center of Aerodynamics to improve the aerospace technology market in the U.K. The group includes BAE Systems, Airbus and Rolls Royce as representatives from the manufacturing industry, as well as aerodynamic modeling and technology providers and […] More

Lockheed Martin and MBDA have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their respective vertical launch and naval weapons systems in a bid to explore new market opportunities worldwide. MBDA will initially integrate its Sea Ceptor air defense and anti-ship missiles into Lockheed“™s MK 41 vertical launch and extensible launching systems, MBDA said Wednesday. The […] More

MBDA Inc.’s board of directors has confirmed the appointment of John Pranzatelli, as Vice President of Strategy and Business Operations for MBDA Inc., effective immediately. John will report directly to Jerry Agee, the Chairman of the Board, CEO, and President of MBDA Incorporated.  John will work closely with MBDA Group Officers to further MBDA US’s growth […] More