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MBDA Inc. showcasing the dual mode Brimstone missile for Super Hornet at Sea-Air-Space 2014

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MBDA Inc. showcasing the dual mode Brimstone missile for Super Hornet at Sea-Air-Space 2014
 
At the Navy League’s 2014 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, MBDA Inc. has an F/A-18E Super Hornet scale model fitted with 12 dual mode Brimstone missiles. Incorporating an advanced dual mode seeker, Brimstone is effective against the most challenging, high speed and maneuvering targets over land and at sea.
     
At the Navy League’s 2014 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, MBDA Inc. has an F/A-18E Super Hornet scale model fitted with 12 dual mode Brimstone missiles. Incorporating an advanced dual mode seeker, Brimstone is effective against the most challenging, high speed and maneuvering targets over land and at sea.
At Sea-Air-Space 2014, MBDA Inc. is showcasing an F/A-18E model fitted with 12x Brimstone missiles
     
Brimstone was combat proven in Afghanistan and Libya by the U.K. Royal Air Force and is effective from multiple platforms, including fighter-attack aircraft, propeller aircraft, helicopters, Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs), surface vessels and patrol craft.
 
 
Doug Denneny, Vice President of Business Development at MBDA Inc. answers our questsions during Sea-Air-Space 2014, MBDA Inc.
 
 
At the Navy League’s 2014 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, MBDA Inc. has an F/A-18E Super Hornet scale model fitted with 12 dual mode Brimstone missiles. Incorporating an advanced dual mode seeker, Brimstone is effective against the most challenging, high speed and maneuvering targets over land and at sea.
Brimstone may also be fitted on MH-60 "Romeo" maritime helicopters
     
In testing conducted at the US Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, California from December 2013 – January 2014, a Brimstone-equipped MQ 9-Reaper scored nine direct hits against stationary and maneuvering targets traveling at speeds as fast as 70 MPH from up to 7 miles away at altitudes as high as 20,000 feet – realistic “middle of the envelope” shot profiles. The testing also demonstrated how Brimstone’s dual mode Semi-Active Laser and Active MMW radar seekers work in tandem to ensure direct hits, even while manually designating and tracking targets beyond line of sight (SATCOM) conditions.