MBDA SAS
Type	Private
Founded	2001-12-18
Headquarters	Velizy, France
Key people	Marwan Lahoud (CEO)
Industry	Defence
Products	Missiles
Revenue	€3,500 million[1]
Employees	10,600[1]
Parent	BAE Systems (37.5%) EADS (37.5%) Finmeccanica (25%)
Website	www.mbda.net

MBDA is a European arms company which manufactures missiles and is the result of the 2001 merger of Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems' missile divisions and Matra BAe Dynamics. As of 2003 the company had 10,000 employees and in 2005 an annual turnover of €3 bn. Image File history File linksMetadata MBDA.jpg File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Société par actions simplifiée. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... The AK-47 has been produced in greater numbers than any other assault rifle and has been used in conflicts all over the world. ... Exocet missile in flight A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a projectile propelled as a weapon at a target. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... BAE Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor[2] and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain, and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany. ... Finmeccanica is Italys second largest industrial group. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Exocet missile in flight A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a projectile propelled as a weapon at a target. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aérospatiale-Matra was a European missile and aircraft manufacturer. ... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain, and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany. ... Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS) is a major European defence electronics company and is a equal shares joint venture between BAE SYSTEMS and Finmeccanica. ... Matra BAe Dynamics was formed in August 1996 by merger of half the missile business of Matra Defense of France and BAe Dynamics (a division of British Aerospace) of the UK and was Europes largest manufacturer of missiles and UAVs. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ...

History

The consolidation of Europe's missile companies began in 1996, when parts of Matra Defense and BAe Dynamics merged to form Matra BAe Dynamics (MBD). Matra BAe Dynamics represented half of Matra Hautes Technologies' missile business, the other half was Matra Missiles which became Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (AMM), when Matra merged with Aérospatiale in 1999. In 2000, Aérospatiale-Matra became part of EADS. Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra is a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to aeronautics and weaponry which today operates as the Lagardère Group. ... BAe Dynamics was a division of British Aerospace. ... Aérospatiale-Matra was a European missile and aircraft manufacturer. ... The Aérospatiale Corvette first flew in 1970 and went into service in 1974. ...

In 1998, GEC-Marconi Radar and Defence Systems and Alenia Difesa combined their missile and radar activities to form Alenia Marconi Systems. In 1999 GEC-Marconi (renamed Marconi Electronic Systems) was sold to British Aerospace and became part of the merged company, BAE Systems. The General Electric Company plc (GEC) is a British company that was renamed Marconi plc on November 30, 1999 after its defence unit Marconi Electronic Systems was divested and sold to British Aerospace. ... Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of The General Electric Company (GEC). ...

In December 2001, MBD (including AMM) and the Missile and Missile Systems activities of AMS merged, creating MBDA.

In June 2005, LFK, a unit of EADS Defence and Security Systems, agreed to be merged into MBDA. On March 1, 2006, LFK became MBDA Deutschland. LFK is a German missile systems company and a subsidiary of EADS, today offically EADS/LFK-Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH but better known as EADS/LFK. In June 2005 an agreement was signed between MBDA and LFK which will see the company merged into MBDA, LFK parent EADS holds 37. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...

On March 16, 2006 the Financial Times reported the possible sale of BAE's 37.5% share of MBDA. The paper reports that EADS is keen to take full control of the joint venture by acquiring the BAE share and Finmeccanica's 25%.^[2] March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ... Finmeccanica is Italys second largest industrial group. ...

On October 20, 2006 The Bolton News reported a redundancy programme of 250 jobs across all three British sites over 15 months, the greatest hit site being Lostock, near Bolton in Lancashire with 170 jobs to go.^[3] October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... This article, image, template or category belongs in one or more categories. ... Statistics Population: 139,403 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD715095 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bolton Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone Post... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

Product range

MBDA's products include:

• Air-to-air missiles:
  • AIM-132 ASRAAM - short range, IR guided
  • Meteor - long range, active radar terminal homing
  • Mica - IR and radar guided versions (also SAM)
• Surface-to-air missiles:
  • Mistral (also AAM)
  • Eurosam Aster - medium and long range SAMs, both land and naval versions
  • Aspide
  • Rapier
  • Seawolf
• Air-to-surface missiles:
  • Apache and derivatives such as SCALP/Storm Shadow
  • AS 30 laser-guided missile
  • PGM 500 and PGM 2000 guided missiles
• Anti-ship missiles:
  • Exocet
  • Otomat/Teseo
  • Marte (missile)
• Anti-tank missiles:
  • MILAN
  • Trigat
  • ERYX - short range
  • Brimstone ATGM - air-launched
  • HOT
• Systems
  • Spada
  • Eurosam SAMP/T
  • PAAMS missile system comprising:
    • UKAMS PAAMS(S)
    • Eurosam PAAMS(E)
  • Eurosam SAAM-IT
  • Eurosam SAAM-FR

A US Navy VF-103 Jolly Rogers F-14 Tomcat fighter launches an AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile. ... The AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile is a British air-to-air missile with infra-red guidance. ... The Meteor missile is a highly agile long-range air-to-air guided missile for future complex beyond-visual-range (BVR) threat scenarios built by MBDA. Meteor started out as the UK MoD Staff Requirement 1239, for a Beyond Visual Range Air-To-Air Missile (BVRAAM) system, to replace the... The MBDA MICA (Missile dInterception et de Combat Aérien, Interception and Air Combat Missile) is an anti-air multi-target, all weather, fire and forget missile system. ... Akash Missile Firing French Air Force Crotale battery Bendix Rim-8 Talos surface to air missile of the US Navy A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... Mistral is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems (formerly by Matra BAe Dynamics). ... Eurosam GIE was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles or FSAF). ... Aster is a family of surface-to-air missiles manufactured by Eurosam, a European consortium consisting of MBDA France, MBDA Italy (combined 66%) and the Thales Group (33%). // The Aster family was developed to perform three distinct missions: Naval autodefence — using the Aster 15 surface-to-air anti-missile missile... The Aspide is an Italian medium range air-to-air missile produced by Selenia (now part of the Alenia consortium). ... Rapier Type surface to air Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform vehicle Target aircraft History Builder British Aerospace Date of design Production period Service duration Operators UK Variants ? Number built ? Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... The Sea Wolf is a naval missile, MBDA is the prime contractor. ... An air-to-surface missile (also, air-to-ground missile, ASM or AGM) is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft (bombers, attack aircraft, fighter aircraft or other kinds) and strike ground targets on land, at sea, or both. ... The MBDA Apache is a French-developed air-launched anti-runway missile, manufactured by European arms company MBDA. The Apache system is a variant of the SCALP EG. While the SCALP uses a single high-penetration warhead, the Apaches effect is obtained by dispersal of cluster submunitions. ... Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by MBDA and used by Britain, France, and Italy. ... PGM 2000 The PGM 500 and PGM 2000 are air-to-ground missiles developed by Alenia-Marconi and now marketed by MBDA. The PGM 500 carries a 500 lb (227 kg) warhead, and the PGM 2000 a 2000 lb (909 kg) one. ... PGM 2000 The PGM 500 and PGM 2000 are air-to-ground missiles developed by Alenia-Marconi and now marketed by MBDA. The PGM 500 carries a 500 lb (227 kg) warhead, and the PGM 2000 a 2000 lb (909 kg) one. ... RBS-15 missile launched from a Sisu missile carriage. ... The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, and airplanes. ... The Otomat/Teseo is an Italian-built anti-ship and coastal attack missile first built by the Italian company Otomelara and now joint european made by MBDA. The name comes from the Italian word for Theseus. ... An Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is a missile the primary purpose of which is to hit and destroy tanks. ... Milano redirects here. ... Trigat-LR Longe Range Type air-to-ground missile Nationality Germany Era today Launch platform Helicopter Target armoured vehicles, Helicopter History Builder EADS Date of design Production period Service duration Operators see main text Variants see text Number built Specifications Type Diameter 150 mm Wing span Length 1. ... ERYX Type anti-tank Nationality France Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA Date of design Production period 1989 Service duration 1994 Operators Canadian, French, Norwegian armies Variants Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... Brimstone test firing from Panavia Tornado The Brimstone missile is an advanced Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) developed by MBDA. The missile is a development of Boeings AGM-114 Hellfire is designed to meet the RAFs requirement for a long range anti-armour weapon, allowing strike aircraft to... HOT Type anti-tank missile Nationality France/German Era Cold War, Modern Launch platform vehicle, helicopter Target History Builder Euromissile Date of design Production period 1978 (HOT 1) Service duration Operators see text Variants HOT 1, HOT 2, HOT 3 Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... System (from the Latin (systēma), and this from the Greek (sustēma)) is an assemblage of entity/objects, real or abstract, comprising a whole with each and every component/element interacting or related to at least one other component/element. ... Modern rendition of late Roman Empire spatha The spatha was a type of straight sword with a long point, measuring between 0. ... Eurosam GIE was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles or FSAF). ... The Principle Anti Air Missile System (PAAMS) is a joint French/Italian/British program for a naval anti-aircraft weapon. ... UKAMS Ltd. ... Eurosam GIE was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles or FSAF). ... Eurosam GIE was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles or FSAF). ... Eurosam GIE was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles or FSAF). ...

Locations

•  United Kingdom:
  • Filton, Bristol
  • Lostock, Bolton
  • Stevenage
  • Strand, London

•  France:
  • Bourges
  • Châtillon,Paris
  • Vélizy, Paris

•  Germany:
  • Ulm
  • Unterschleißheim
  • Schrobenhausen

•  Italy:
  • Fusaro, Napoli
  • La Spezia
  • Rome

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Shareholders

This information is correct as of February 2006.

• EADS (37.5%)
• BAE Systems (37.5%)
• Finmeccanica (25%)

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain, and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany. ... BAE Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor[2] and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ... Finmeccanica is Italys second largest industrial group. ...

References

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External links

• MBDA website