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MBDA to showcase its maritime superiority solutions during DIMDEX 2014

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DIMDEX 2014 Show Daily - MBDA Maritime Superiority
 
 
 
MBDA to showcase its maritime superiority solutions during DIMDEX 2014
 
MBDA’s stand at DIMDEX 2014 will focus strongly on maritime capabilities and especially on a totally new coastal battery solution which the company is displaying for the first time. Additionally, and reinforcing the message that MBDA is the only company in the sector able to offer guided weapons solutions to all three sectors of the armed forces – navy, army and air force – a range of models demonstrating the latest developments in battlefield systems and air-launched weapons for the latest generation of combat aircraft will also be displayed.
     
MBDA’s stand at DIMDEX 2014 will focus strongly on maritime capabilities and especially on a totally new coastal battery solution which the company is displaying for the first time. Additionally, and reinforcing the message that MBDA is the only company in the sector able to offer guided weapons solutions to all three sectors of the armed forces – navy, army and air force – a range of models demonstrating the latest developments in battlefield systems and air-launched weapons for the latest generation of combat aircraft will also be displayed.
MBDA MARTE anti-ship missile
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The Marte family of anti-ship missiles includes helicopter and surface launched options. As a new development, MBDA is now offering Marte within a low cost coastal battery system to provide support in the surveillance of maritime coastal traffic and the prevention of hostile ships from reaching and threatening territorial waters. Many navies worldwide are now considering the introduction of a land-based mobile coastal missile system. The use of modern technologies in solid state radars and radios, GPS and modern computers significantly reduces the cost compared to the previous generation of coastal defence systems. In addition, several countries now have integrated coastal surveillance systems and therefore the addition of anti-ship missile launchers becomes a very attractive solution for the creation of low-cost coastal defences. Using a radar deployed in the proximity, the system can work in autonomous mode, alternatively, by data-linking to an upper level within a wider coastal surveillance network, the battery can work in an integrated mode of operation. With Marte MK2/N (for autonomous mode) and the longer range Marte ER (for integrated mode) missiles, MBDA can offer potential customers a flexible choice in developing its coastal security network. At DIMDEX 2014, MBDA will be displaying a full-size model of the system.

Many navies in the Gulf are looking for effective methods to counter the growing threat posed by FIACs (Fast Inshore Attack Craft) in coastal waters. A solution being promoted by MBDA is that provided by the company’s Maritime Brimstone missile. Brimstone has already proved itself in combat in Afghanistan and Libya as a highly effective air-launched weapon. It is now proving its capabilities as a surface-to-surface weapon Whether air or surface launched, Brimstone is the only weapon currently available that can engage not only fast moving land targets but also swarming FIACs. In 2013, a salvo firing of Maritime Brimstone was carried out, when with a single button push, the weapon underlined its superb capabilities in countering this latest of coastal threats.
     
MBDA’s stand at DIMDEX 2014 will focus strongly on maritime capabilities and especially on a totally new coastal battery solution which the company is displaying for the first time. Additionally, and reinforcing the message that MBDA is the only company in the sector able to offer guided weapons solutions to all three sectors of the armed forces – navy, army and air force – a range of models demonstrating the latest developments in battlefield systems and air-launched weapons for the latest generation of combat aircraft will also be displayed.
MBDA Exocet is a leading name in the anti-ship domain
Picture: MBDA

     
With sales well over 3,500 around the world, Exocet is a leading name in the anti-ship domain. Naturally, MBDA’s stand will show how this family of surface/submarine and air-launched missiles has become indispensable to many of the world’s navies, including several in the Gulf region. To demonstrate the latest addition to the family, a large model of Exocet MM40 Block 3 will be displayed at DIMDEX. This new missile has a significantly extended range thanks to its turbojet propulsion and, with its GPS navigation, it is also able to strike a coastal land target designated by its geographical coordinates. Importantly for existing Exocet customers, the new MM40 Block 3 is compatible with existing MM40 launchers. This is the weapon that has been procured by several navies including the French Navy and the Qatari Emiri Navy for its four Barzan (VITA) class patrol boats.

Marte, along with Simbad-RC (deploying the highly successful Mistral missile), features in another new addition to MBDA’s portfolio of customer solutions and is also being displayed on MBDA’s stand. This is the Combat Weapons Systems Package or CWSP which caters to the characteristics and mission diversity of modern patrol boats. It provides such vessels with high fire power performance both in surface-to-air and surface-to-surface terms all controlled from a single weapon console in the operations room.