In Ukraine, ‘shoot-and-scoot’ tactics helping Caesars survive
Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target “in the time to come” is 12 cannons per month.
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MBDA prepares the Aster 15 EC, twice as efficient as the Aster 15
The Aster missile family will soon expand, with the arrival of the Aster 15 EC. Entered into service from 2001, these anti-aircraft missiles have
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KNDS sucessfully test new ascalon 140mm gun main weapon of MGCS
KNDS successfully test new Ascalon 140mm gun main weapon of MGCS
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ASCALON Gun Marks New Milestone in Firing Series - Defense Update:
KNDS recently completed a test firing series with the 140mm ASCALON gun, demonstrating the applicability of the new gun design for current and future main combat systems, including the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). During the tests series company personnel demonstrated an easy and quick gun...
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ASCALON, the French touch for the MGCS. - Land Air Sea Defense
Table of Contents Origins of the ASCALON can be traced back to the 1990s. At the time, the French were involved in a quadripartite program designated by NATO as FTMA (Future Tank Main Armament). The FTMA program started in 1988 as a memorandum of understanding between the USA, UK, France and...
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French Army head Schill talks force modernization, Ukraine war lessons
"Hyper-lethality" on the battlefield has prompted fresh thinking in armor design and the resiliency of command posts, according to Gen. Pierre Schill.
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Europe Offers Its Own Ground-Launched Long-Range Cruise Missile Among Russia Fears
The new Land Cruise Missile from MBDA, based on its Naval Cruise Missile, is designed to address the need for a ground-mobile standoff strike capability.
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The article says that it's a tender where two contestants are competing: Thales+ArianeGroup on one side, Safran+MBDA on the other. Both have the know-how to make missiles (ArianeGroup makes the M51 nuke missiles after all), so there's not much worry that the winning offer will be good.
The question is whether they'll have enough customers that we can build more than ten...
The question is whether they'll have enough customers that we can build more than ten...
Small drones will soon lose combat advantage, French Army chief says
He cited the example of the Bayraktar drone, “the king of the war” at the start of the conflict in Ukraine, that is no longer being used.
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French Army demos MBDA's AI-powered anti-armor add-on, firm unveils new cruise missile - Breaking Defense
In a demonstration by the French Army, MBDA's new tech used video taken by one missile to detect new targets taken out by follow-on strikes.