Britain’s DragonFire laser system has shot down high-speed drones during new trials at the Ministry of Defence Hebrides range, as a £316 million contract is awarded to MBDA to supply the Royal Navy from 2027.
Northrop Grumman and MBDA in Germany have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Berlin Security Conference to support the country’s air and missile defence development.
MBDA has signed a contract amendment with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for further deliveries of the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM).
MBDA and Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed a contract on 10 November 2025 for the development and procurement of the DefendAir missile system.
Australian defence company NIOA and European firm MBDA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore local production and support of the MISTRAL air defence missile system.
The German Bundestag’s Budget Committee has approved 14 new procurement projects for the Bundeswehr, including development of Small Anti-Drone Missile for the Skyranger 30 air defence system.
German defence firms Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany have moved their naval laser demonstrator to the Laser Competence Centre at WTD 91 in Meppen for further land-based testing.
The UK and the Republic of Türkiye have signed a defence agreement worth up to £8 billion for the supply of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, securing thousands of skilled jobs and extending Typhoon production in the UK into the 2030s.
The HYDIS programme is co-funded by the European Union through the European Defence Fund and by the four participating countries.
On 20 October, MBDA and Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the integration of the SPEAR air-to-ground missile onto the KF-21 Boramae fighter.
MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense have announced that demonstration firings of the new THUNDART artillery system are scheduled for mid-2026.
On 15 October, the French Navy conducted a live-fire exercise using an Aster 30 missile at the DGA missile test range in the Mediterranean Sea, near the Île du Levant off the Côte d’Azur.
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