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MBDA will develop a new variant of the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile for the U.K. military under an eight-year, $462.2 million contract. The variant will feature an update of the current ASRAAM’s subsystems in efforts to drive down costs and support future modifications, the British defense ministry said Wednesday. Simon ...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded spots on a $490 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under the Agile Acquisition program to 13 large businesses and nine small businesses. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract covers pre-program, technology development, engineering, manufacturing and production a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 15, 2015 — Airbus, BAE Systems and Finmeccanica consortium MBDA has landed a contract to produce an air defense system for Georgia’s defense ministry, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Civil Georgia online news service quoted local officials as saying Friday the defense system w...
Germany could initially procure 8 to 10 Medium Extended Air Defense Systems from the team of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and MBDA for the country’s missile defense system replacement initiative, Reuters reported Thursday. Michelle Martin writes Thomas Homberg, managing director at MBDA, said that upcoming contract discussions would center on M...
Germany has placed a potential $4.5 billion order for the Medium Extended Air Defense System made by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and MBDA as part of efforts to update country’s missile defense system, Syracuse.com reported Monday. Mark Weiner writes that Lockheed’s plant in the Salina subur...
Airbus wants to buy Finmeccanica’s 25 percent share of European missile company MBDA, Reuters reported Monday. Airbus plans to bolster its 37.5 percent stake at MBDA after Finmeccanica announced sale of its share, Alexandre Boksenbaum-Granier and Valentina Za report, citing a report from Britain’s Sunday Times. Analysts estim...
Thales and MBDA have partnered with Poland’s Wojskowe Zaklady Uzbrojenia to offer the Aster 30 Block 1 missile in a joint bid for the Polish government’s Wisla contract, Defense News reported Tuesday. Pierre Tran writes that Thales and MBDA have submitted letters of ...
John Pranzatelli, president of the U.S. subsidiary for global missile manufacturer MBDA,  has been appointed to CEO and will continue to hold the title of president at the subsidiary – MBDA Inc. Scott Webster will continue as chairman of MBDA Inc.’s board after one year asÂ...
Scott Webster, a co-founder of space system manufacturer Orbital Sciences, has joined the U.S. arm of global missile technology contractor MBDA Group as chairman, CEO and managing director. He succeeds Jerry Agee, who will retire from MBDA Inc. this month after four years at the helm, MBDA said Thursday. At Orbital, Webster has served on...
John Pranzatelli has been promoted to president of MBDA Inc., the U.S. operations of global missile systems maker MBDA Group. He will work with U.S. military customers and partners to develop new products and be responsible for growing the MBDA Group’s presence in the U.S. market, MBDA Inc. says on its website. BAE Systems, EADS...
