MBDA Deutschland GmbH is a German

missile A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. Historically, 'missile' referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this ...

systems company. Together with its 100% subsidiaries Bayern-Chemie and TDW, it forms MBDA Germany. The latter is a wholly-owned subsidiary of

MBDA MBDA is a European multinational corporation specialized in the design, development and manufacturing of Missile, missiles and related systems.Schrobenhausen, MBDA Germany has sites in Ulm and Aschau am Inn. MBDA Germany is the leading missile systems company in

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. It develops, manufactures and provides customer and product support for guided missile systems and subsystems to the

Air Force An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army aviati ...

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and

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. Today, the company focuses on

air defense Anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) is the counter to aerial warfare and includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It encompasses surface-based, subsurface (Submarine#Armament, submarine-lau ...

systems. MBDA Germany has also a leading position in the field of laser weapons technologies. It has 1300 employees and with an annual sales of 400 million euros in 2011. From 2006 to April 2012, the headquarters in Schrobenhausen was enhanced and modernized. For this reason, modern laboratory- and office buildings, a new integration hall and a simulation centre were built. Furthermore, there is a new staff restaurant, a car park and a gym. Overall, MBDA Germany invested more than €60 million in new infrastructure.

Products

MBDA Deutschland GmbH and its subsidiaries manufacture or are involved as partners or subcontractors in the manufacturing of the following products:

Anti-tank missiles

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* MBDA Enforcer *

PARS 3 LR The PARS 3 LR in German service, also known as TRIGAT-LR (third generation anti-tank, long range) and AC 3G in French, is a fire-and-forget missile, which can be used against air or ground targets. It is intended for long range applications and ...

Air-to-air missiles

* Meteor missile

Anti-air missiles

* RIM-116 RAM * MIM-104 Patriot

Cruise missiles

* Taurus KEPD 350

Products of subsidiaries

* TDW: ** Warheads for anti-tank missiles:

, HOT,

, Brimstone 2 ** Warheads for air-to-air missiles:

AIM-9 Sidewinder The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile. Entering service with the United States Navy in 1956 and the Air Force in 1964, the AIM-9 is one of the oldest, cheapest, and most successful air-to-air missiles. Its latest variants rema ...

AIM-132 ASRAAM The Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), also known by its United States designation AIM-132, is an imaging infrared homing air-to-air missile, produced by MBDA UK, that is designed for close-range combat. It is in service in the ...

METEOR A meteor, known colloquially as a shooting star, is a glowing streak of a small body (usually meteoroid) going through Earth's atmosphere, after being heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a ...

** Warheads for anti-air missiles: CAMM, Mistral, Patriot PAC-3, RIM-116 RAM, RIM-162 ESSM,

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** Warhead for anti-radiation missiles:

ALARM ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). It was used by the Royal Air Force, RAF and is still used by ...

** Warhead for anti-ship missiles: AS.34 Kormoran, Kormoran-2, NSM, RBS15 Mk3 ** Warhead for torpedoes: Sting Ray Mod 1, Spearfish Upgrade ** Tandem penetrators: STABO ( MW-1 weapon), MEPHISTO ( Taurus KEPD 350) ** Fuzes: PIMPF for anti-bunker bombs *Bayern-Chemie: ** Ejection and cruise motors of the MBDA Enforcer ** Solid fuel propulsion for missiles: AS.34 Kormoran, Brimstone, HOT,

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Meteor A meteor, known colloquially as a shooting star, is a glowing streak of a small body (usually meteoroid) going through Earth's atmosphere, after being heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a ...

, Patriot missiles (PAC-2, PAC-2 GEM-T),

, SeaWolf ** Gas generators for missiles IR guidance:

, Aspide ** Submarine emergency surfacing system ResusSolid for Type 212 and Type 214 ** De-Orbiting rockets for satellites

Projects in development

* Missiles: ** AQUILA missile (as part of HYDIS²) as a partner ** Joint Fire Support Missile ** SADM (Small Anti Drone Missile) to be equipped on the Skyranger 30 and Skywarden NNbS ** 3SM Tyrfing future anti-ship missile with

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fo ...

and Diehl *Effectors: **High energy laser effector **RCM² (Remote Carrier Multidomain Multirole Effector) for the Future Combat Air System * Bayern-Chemie: ** SABRE rocket engine (Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine) as a partner ** Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T

Cancelled projects

LFK NG LFK NG from ''Lenkflugkörper Neue Generation'' ("New Generation Guided Missile") was a cancelled short-range surface-to-air missile system under development for the German Army by MBDA Germany and Diehl Defence as a replacement for its Rolan ...

* Bayern-Chemie: ** HFK missile ** Red Kite two-stage rocket

References

External links

* http://www.mbda-systems.com {{DEFAULTSORT:MBDA Deutschland GmbH * Guided missile manufacturers Defence companies of Germany