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'''MBDA''' is a multi-national group, and a world leader in missile systems and has nearly 10,000 employees across Europe and the USA.  MBDA has three main shareholders in defence and aeronautical  systems – [[BAE]] Systems (37.5%), [[EADS]](37.5%) and Finmeccanica (25%).  The [[MBDA]]  website reports a turnover of 2.6 Billion Euros and produced over 3000 missiles.  Furthermore, [[MBDA]] works with over 90 armed forces worldwide.
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'''MBDA''' is a multinational group, and a world leader in missile systems with nearly 10,000 employees across Europe and the USA.   
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<ref>[http://www.mbda.co.uk MDBA website], accessed November 2010</ref>
 
  
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==Company Profile==
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MBDA has three main shareholders in defence and aeronautical systems – the global arms company [[BAE Systems]] (37.5%), Europe's largest aerospace firm in Europe [[EADS]] (37.5%) and Italy’s second-largest industrial group [[Leonardo-Finmeccanica]] (25%). In 2010 the [MBDA website reported a turnover of 2.6 billion euros and production of over 3000 missiles. The group works with over 90 armed forces worldwide. <ref>[http://www.mbda.co.uk MDBA website], accessed November 2010</ref>
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[[MBDA]] was created in December 2001, after the merger of the main missile producers in France, Italy and Great Britain. Each of these companies contributed the experience gained from fifty years of technological and operational success. The restructuring of the industry in Europe was completed with the acquisition of the German subsidiary EADS/LFK in March 2006. This further enriched [[MDBA]]’s range of technologies and products, consolidating the Group’s world-leading position in the industry.
 
  
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[[MBDA]] is the only Group capable of designing and producing missiles and missile systems to meet the whole range of current and future operational requirements for the three armed forces (army, navy, air force). Overall, the Group offers a range of 45 products in service and another 15 in development.  
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==Background==
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MBDA was created in December 2001, after the merger of the main missile producers in France, Italy and Great Britain. Each of these companies contributed the experience gained from 50 years of technological and operational success. The restructuring of the industry in Europe was completed with the acquisition of the German subsidiary EADS/LFK in March 2006. This further enriched MDBA’s range of technologies and products, consolidating the Group’s position.
  
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[[MBDA]] has demonstrated its ability to bring together the best skills across the whole of Europe, and has succeeded in becoming the prime contractor for a series of strategic multi-national programmes. These include the six-nation Meteor air superiority weapon, the Franco-British conventionally armed cruise missile, Storm Shadow/SCALP, and a family of air defence systems based on the Aster missile for France and Italy (for ground and naval based air defence) and for the UK (naval air defence for the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers).
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The company produces the deadly Brimstone air-launched ground attack missile, which has been sold to Saudi Arabia and used over Yemen. [[File:Brimstone-Typhoon11 MBDA.jpg|thumb|right|''UK Integrating Brimstone 2 Missile onto Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jet: Source:MBDA'']]
  
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Other programmes such as MEADS further serve to position [[MBDA]] at the heart of the European defence sector as well as establishing cooperative transatlantic links with the principal groups in the US defence industry.  
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MBDA currently is leading a consortium to develop a high-energy laser weapon for use on both land and sea under a £30M contract for the MoD.  The UK Dragonfire group consortium includes MBDA, [[QinetiQ]] and Leonardo-Finmeccanica.<ref> [https://www.theengineer.co.uk/uk-dragonfire-consortium-to-develop-high-energy-laser-weapon/ UK Dragonfire consortium to develop high energy laser weapon], ''The Engineer'', 21 September 2016 , accessed 13 September 2017 </ref>
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<ref>[http://www.mbda.net MDBA website], accessed 16th November 2010</ref>
 
  
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==Revolving Door==
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*[[Ivor Caplin]] former UK government defence minister acts as a consultant
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*[[Simon Moss]], former head of helicopters at [[MOD]]'s [[Defence Equipment and Support]]
  
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==MBDA Promotional Video==
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==Parliamentary groups==
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<youtube>j8KOPzLbdF0</youtube>
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*[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Armed Forces‎‎]] - financial sponsor through annual membership
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==PR and lobbying firms==
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*[[Lodestone Communications]]<ref> Lodestone Communications [http://lodestonecommunications.com/our-clients/ Our clients], accessed 27 July 2015.</ref>
  
 
==Contacts==
 
==Contacts==

Revision as of 14:52, 28 December 2017

MBDA is a multinational group, and a world leader in missile systems with nearly 10,000 employees across Europe and the USA.

MBDA has three main shareholders in defence and aeronautical systems – the global arms company BAE Systems (37.5%), Europe's largest aerospace firm in Europe EADS (37.5%) and Italy’s second-largest industrial group Leonardo-Finmeccanica (25%). In 2010 the [MBDA website reported a turnover of 2.6 billion euros and production of over 3000 missiles. The group works with over 90 armed forces worldwide. [1]

Background

MBDA was created in December 2001, after the merger of the main missile producers in France, Italy and Great Britain. Each of these companies contributed the experience gained from 50 years of technological and operational success. The restructuring of the industry in Europe was completed with the acquisition of the German subsidiary EADS/LFK in March 2006. This further enriched MDBA’s range of technologies and products, consolidating the Group’s position.

The company produces the deadly Brimstone air-launched ground attack missile, which has been sold to Saudi Arabia and used over Yemen.

UK Integrating Brimstone 2 Missile onto Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jet: Source:MBDA

MBDA currently is leading a consortium to develop a high-energy laser weapon for use on both land and sea under a £30M contract for the MoD. The UK Dragonfire group consortium includes MBDA, QinetiQ and Leonardo-Finmeccanica.[2]

Revolving Door

Parliamentary groups

PR and lobbying firms

Contacts

http://www.mbda.co.uk

References

  1. ↑ MDBA website, accessed November 2010
  2. ↑ UK Dragonfire consortium to develop high energy laser weapon, The Engineer, 21 September 2016 , accessed 13 September 2017
  3. ↑ Lodestone Communications Our clients, accessed 27 July 2015.
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