Missile maker MBDA displayed its missile offerings at the Euronaval defense exhibition in Paris in early November 2024. (Rudy Ruitenberg/staff) PARIS — MBDA, Europe’s largest missile maker, boosted ...

Eurosam has begun qualification tests of the new Aster 30 B1 interceptor. Credit: Eurosam France, Italy and the UK have agreed to accelerate delivery of Aster air and missile defense interceptors as ...

PARIS — The French government has threatened local defense firms with measures including requisitioning and order prioritization to accelerate the production of missiles and artillery shells. Armed ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Type 45 destroyers’ Aster 30 missiles will receive a refresh that was described by the Defence Ministry as a “tri-national sustainment and enhancement contract ...

The Eurosam consortium of MBDA and Thales has been contracted to develop a new version of the SAMP/T ground-based air defense system. The SAMP/T NG will make use of the Aster Block 1 NT missile—in ...

There were many exciting things happening at this year’s edition of the Formidable Shield exercise, and the participating countries took this opportunity to try out new technologies and test their ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: A European counterpart to THAAD would be useful and desirable in many quarters, particularly to counter new threats from Russia and Iran Therefore, the ability to ...

The French Navy has revealed the testing of a new capability to resupply and reload vertical launch system (VLS) missiles on warships from its newest generation of fleet logistics vessels. Photos ...

The FDI frigates will have an enhanced warfare capability that matches the configuration of ships ordered by Greece. In a move to strengthen the French Navy’s anti-aircraft, anti-ship capabilities, ...