European rocket maker ArianeGroup is in talks with Germany and France to develop a new ballistic missile that can hit targets several thousand kilometers away with hypersonic warheads.
“We are talking about a range of at least 1,000 kilometers,” Vincent Pery, director of defence programs at ArianeGroup, told reporters in Munich. “We can go to 2,000 kilometers, we can go to 3,000 kilometers,”
Pery said it would be up to European leaders to decide what range was needed and how to incorporate it into their militaries.
Pery said development and production of the new weapon would take a few years.
The first firing of ArianeGroup's Sylex sounding rocket, on November 28, was not empty : it carried a demonstrator integrating technologies from the future theatre ballistic missile (MBT), a weapon of 2,000 kilometres of range
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The Franco-German group ArianeGroup — manufacturer of both the Ariane 6 launch vehicle and the French M51 nuclear missile — is reportedly considering producing ballistic missiles for the Bundeswehr in Germany.
The company’s new CEO, Christophe Bruneau, explained in an interview published today in Handelsblatt that his group is holding discussions on this matter with France and Germany. “We are examining the possibility of producing ballistic missiles on the other side of the Rhine,” said the executive, who has extensive experience in Germany.

what the hell? that looks oddly similar to the project kusha m3 lmao.View attachment 51467MBDA Team Will Soon Pick Hypersonic Interceptor Configuration | Aviation Week Network
The MBDA-led team leading one of two European hypersonic interceptor efforts is poised to settle on its preferred configuration within weeks.aviationweek.com

This is AI generated.what the hell? that looks oddly similar to the project kusha m3 lmao. View attachment 51475
ik but the missile would look similar to this the MBDA one anyway. Its a decent view of the missile.This is AI generated.