MBDA

The consolidation within Europe's missile industry began in 1996 when half of the missile business of Matra Hautes Technologies (the Matra conglomerate's aerospace, defence and telecommunications division) merged with the missile activities of BAe Dynamics (itself a division of British Aerospace) to form the 50/50 joint venture Matra BAe Dynamics (MBD). Three years later, the other half of Matra Hautes Technologies's missile business (Matra Missiles) and Aérospatiale's missile systems division were consolidated to form Aérospatiale Matra Missiles (AMM) following the merger between Aérospatiale and Matra Hautes Technologies in 1999. As a result of these developments, the new French corporation, Aérospatiale-Matra, not only had AAM as its wholly-owned missile division but also now held Matra's 50% stake in MBD. In 2000, Aérospatiale-Matra merged with Germany's DASA and Spain's CASA to form the European Aeronautic Defence and Space or EADS (now rebranded Airbus); the latter thus gained ownership of all of Aérospatiale-Matra's assets, including its stakes in joint ventures; which is how Airbus came to be one of MBDA's three parent companies.{{Cite web|title=European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company {{!}} European consortium|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/European-Aeronautic-Defence-and-Space-Company|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}

In 1998, GEC-Marconi Radar and Defence Systems (a subsidiary of GEC-Marconi) and {{ill|Alenia Difesa|it}} (a subsidiary of Finmeccanica) combined their missile and radar activities to form the 50/50 joint venture Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS). In 1999, British Aerospace purchased and merged with GEC-Marconi to form BAE Systems.{{cite web |url=https://moneyweek.com/417068/30-november-1999-bae-systems-formed-in-7-7bn-merger |title=30 November 1999: BAE Systems formed in £7.7bn merger |last=Judge |first=Ben |date=30 November 2015 |website=moneyweek.com |publisher=Dennis Publishing Ltd |access-date=2020-05-10 |quote=}} Thus the newly-formed BAE Systems gained ownership of both BAe Dynamics' 50% stake in Matra BAe Dynamics and GEC-Marconi Radar and Defence Systems' 50% stake in Alenia Marconi Systems; while Alenia Difesa's 50% stake in the latter remained under the ownership of Finmeccanica, which would later be rebranded Leonardo.

In December 2001, AAM, MBD and the missile systems activities of AMS merged, thus founding MBDA.{{cite news|title=EADS, BAE and Finmeccanica Complete MBDA Merger|work=Defense Daily International |date=2001-12-21 }} In March 2006, LFK-Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH (LFK), the German missile subsidiary of EADS, was acquired by MBDA. And on 9 May 2012, it was rebranded MBDA Deutschland GmbH. Together with its subsidiaries TDW and Bayern-Chemie, it forms MBDA Germany. Since February 2002, MBDA has owned 40% of Inmize Sistemas S.L., a Spanish company that was formed to integrate the experience and technology of the major Spanish defence companies in the guided weapons sector. An office was opened in the country in 2010 to manage its local activities. As AMS had R&D assets located in California, MBDA also possess facilities in the United States, choosing to operate in the country via a wholly-owned subsidiary called MBDA Inc. In December 2011, MBDA Inc acquired the Viper Strike activity of Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, Alabama.{{Cite press release | url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/press-releases/mbda-purchases-northrop-grummans-viper-strike-munitions/ |date=12 December 2011 |title = MBDA purchases Northrop Grumman's Viper Strike munitions business}}

In August 2022, MBDA Missile Systems' data was hacked from a compromised external hard drive. The data allegedly included blueprints of NATO weapons used in the Russo-Ukrainian War, and 80 Gb of such data was sold for 15 Bitcoin. NATO started an investigation trying to assess and minimize the impact of this data breach.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62672184 |date=26 August 2022 | title=Nato investigates hacker sale of missile firm data | publisher=BBC News |access-date=26 August 2022 }}

• MBDA in France
• Le Plessis-Robinson ( MBDA Group headquarters)
• Bourges Subdray
• Bourges Aéroport
• Selles-Saint-Denis
• MBDA in Germany{{Cite web |last=DE |first=MBDA |date=2017-07-16 |title=Standorte |url=https://www.mbda-deutschland.de/das-unternehmen/standorte/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |language=de}}
• Schrobenhausen (MBDA Deutschland headquarters)
• Aschau am Inn
• Freienhausen (test center)
• Hermeskeil
• Ulm
• MBDA in Italy{{Cite web |title=MBDA in Italy, Excellence at your side {{!}} MBDA |url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/country-it |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.mbda-systems.com |language=en}}
• La Spezia
• Rome
• Fusaro
• MBDA in the UK{{Cite web |title=MBDA in the UK, Excellence at your side {{!}} MBDA |url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/country-uk |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.mbda-systems.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Contact us |url=https://www.mbdacareers.co.uk/site/contact-us |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=MBDA Careers |language=en}}
• Stevenage, Hertfordshire (MBDA UK headquarters)
• Filton, Bristol
• Bolton, Greater Manchester
• MBDA Inc. in the USA[http://www.mbdainc.com/corporate/ MBDA Inc. US Division Corporate Page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714060129/http://www.mbdainc.com/corporate/|date=2011-07-14}}
• Westlake Village, California
• Washington, DC
• Huntsville, Alabama

• MBDA Deutschland GmbH
• TDW GmbH{{Cite web |title=TDW Warhead Systems – An MBDA Company – Technology with Impact |url=https://www.tdw-warhead-systems.com/en/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.tdw-warhead-systems.com}}
• Bayern-Chemie{{Cite web |last=DE |first=MBDA |date=2017-07-16 |title=Bayern-Chemie GmbH |url=https://www.mbda-deutschland.de/das-unternehmen/bayern-chemie-gmbh/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |language=de}}
• MBDA France and MBDA UK
• {{ill|Roxel|fr|Roxel}}{{Cite web |title=MBDA makes Roxel a wholly-owned subsidiary {{!}} MBDA |url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/mbda-makes-roxel-wholly-owned-subsidiary |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.mbda-systems.com |language=en}}
• MBDA
• Inmize Sistemas (MBDA is a partial owner)

• With European companies
• Eurosam: JV comprising MBDA France, MBDA Italy and Thales.{{Cite web |title=European Joint Venture |url=https://eurosam.com/european-joint-venture/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Eurosam |language=en-US}}
• MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition.{{Cite web |title=Rheinmetall and MBDA win contract for high-energy laser system |url=https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2021/2021-01-28_rheinmetall-and-mbda-win-contract-for-high-energy-laser-system |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Rheinmetall |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland sign cooperation agreement |url=https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2024/09/2024-09-20-rheinmetall-and-mbda-deutschland-sign-cooperation-agreement |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Rheinmetall |language=en}}
• RAM-System GmbH (RAMSYS): JV comprising MBDA Deutschland and Diehl Defence.{{Cite web |last=Aktuell |first=Militaer |date=2024-11-21 |title=RAM GMLS order for Diehl & MBDA joint venture |url=https://militaeraktuell.at/en/ram-gmls-order-for-diehl-mbda-joint-venture/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=militaeraktuell.at |language=en-US}}
• TAURUS Systems GmbH: JV comprising MBDA Deutschland and Saab.{{Cite web |title=Modernizing TAURUS for the Bundeswehr {{!}} MBDA |url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/modernizing-taurus-bundeswehr |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.mbda-systems.com |language=en}}
• With American companies
• COMLOG: JV comprising MBDA Deutschland and Raytheon.{{Cite web |title=NSPA awards COMLOG a contract for Patriot missiles |url=https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2024/01/03/nspa-awards-comlog-a-contract-for-patriot-missiles |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=United Technologies |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-08 |title=MBDA Deutschland und Raytheon arbeiten an Serienproduktion der Patriot GEM-T |url=https://www.hartpunkt.de/mbda-deutschland-und-raytheon-arbeiten-an-serienproduktion-der-patriot-gem-t/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |language=de}}
• With Asian companies
• L&T MBDA Missile Systems Limited: JV comprising MBDA and Larsen & Toubro.{{Cite web |title=L&T MBDA Missile Systems |url=https://www.lntmbda.com/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.lntmbda.com |language=en}}
• MBDA Italy, MBDA UK and SAMI (Saudi Arabian Military Industries) JV.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=Saudi SAMI and MBDA JV to localize CAMM missiles production |url=https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/62963-saudi-sami-and-mbda-jv-to-localize-camm-missiles-production |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Tactical Report |language=en}}

Overall, the group has 45 products in service and 15 more in development.{{When|date=February 2021}}

MBDA's products include:

• Air-to-air missiles
• ASRAAM - short range, IR guided
• Meteor - long range, active radar terminal homing
• MICA - IR and radar guided versions (also a surface-to-air missile)
• Surface-to-air missiles
• Aspide Spada
• CAMM family
• Eurosam Aster family (in cooperation with Thales Group)
• LFK NG (together with Diehl BGT Defence)
• Mistral (also an air-to-air missile)
• Rapier
• Sea Wolf
• Eurosam SAMP/T (in cooperation with Thales)
• MEADS
• PAAMS missile system comprising
• Eurosam PAAMS(E)
• UKAMS PAAMS(S)
• Air-to-surface missiles
• Apache
• AS-30L
• ASMP - French nuclear-armed cruise missile
• Brimstone
• Diamond Back range extension kit for the SDB
• MAST-F (Missile Air-Sol Tactique Futur) anti-tank missile for the Eurocopter Tiger.https://armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/defence-security-industry-technology/insight-mast-f-missile-to-replace-hellfire-ii-in-service-with-french-armed-forces
• PGM 500 and PGM 2000 guided missiles
• Laser-Guided Zuni
• Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG
• Viper Strike
• Land-attack missile
• MdCN
• Anti-ship missiles
• Exocet (air-, surface ship-, coastal battery- and submarine-launched versions)
• Marte (air-, surface ship- and coastal battery-launched versions)
• Otomat/Teseo
• Perseus (CVS401)
• Sea Eagle
• Sea Venom
• Anti-tank missiles
• Akeron MP
• Enforcer
• Eryx
• HOT
• MILAN
• PARS 3 LR - long range (together with Diehl BGT Defence)

• ASN4G
• FC/ASW
• Next Generation Multiple Warhead System
• Joint Fire Support Missile (JFS-M){{cite web | url=https://www.mbda-deutschland.de/produkte/battlefield/joint-fire-support-missile/ | title=Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem | date=5 March 2021 }}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.mbda-systems.com/ MBDA website]
• [http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=902 MBDA Presents Multiple Solutions For Modern Combat Missions : Meteor, Marte, MMP, Exocet on airrecognition.com]
• [https://www.intelligenceonline.com/international-dealmaking/2025/03/26/mbda-losing-ground-in-gulf-while-europe-rearms%2C110403143-gra MBDA losing ground in Gulf while Europe rearms], Intelligence Online, March 26, 2025 (requires free registration)

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