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Tuesday, May 06, 2014

MBDA to research adaption of naval missile for land use

Sea Ceptor missileEuropean missile-maker MBDA is to explore a ground-based air defense missile system based on its Sea Ceptor system for Royal Navy frigates.

Under a $60.7 million contract from Britain’s Ministry of Defense, MBDA will demonstrate the adaptation and evolution of core weapon system sub-systems, such as command and control, for a land environment and prepare the system to replace the Royal Army’s Rapier air defense system.

The contract is in support of the ministry’s Future Local Area Air Defense System (Land) program, with MBDA’s Common Anti-air Modular Missile, or CAMM at its heart.

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