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NAVDEX
2012 - Show Daily News |
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MBDA at NAVDEX 2013: First export order for SIMBAD-RC short range naval air defense system | |||
MBDA
has signed a first contract with an export customer for the acquisition
of its naval air defence system SIMBAD-RC, one year after launching
its self-financed development. The first prototypes are currently in
the production process and initial deliveries will take place in 2015.
The system will be installed on a fleet of patrol vessels and each vessel
will be equipped with two turrets. |
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MBDA stand at NAVDEX 2013 |
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Following
this new export success, MBDA’s CEO Antoine Bouvier declared:
"The SIMBAD-RC programme gives a clear demonstration of MBDA's
ability to help customers unlock additional capabilities from their
previous acquisitions. Building upon a market standard like the Mistral
missile - of which 17,000 units have already been produced - we have
developed a simple, highly automated system that largely extends the
operational use of the missiles that are already in service". |
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SIMBAD-RC Picture: MBDA |
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Following
this new export success, MBDA’s CEO Antoine Bouvier declared:
"The SIMBAD-RC programme gives a clear demonstration of MBDA's
ability to help customers unlock additional capabilities from their
previous acquisitions. Building upon a market standard like the Mistral
missile - of which 17,000 units have already been produced - we have
developed a simple, highly automated system that largely extends the
operational use of the missiles that are already in service". The SIMBAD-RC is a remotely-controlled, very short range naval air defence system that provides highly efficient capabilities against a wide range of threats, from fighter aircraft through to anti-ship missiles or small-sized threats such as Unmanned Air Vehicles. SIMBAD-RC gives an easy to set up, self-defence capability to patrol vessels and support craft, or complements the air defence capabilities of other ship types. Each turret supports two ready-to-fire missiles. The turrets are remotely-operated and so allow the operator to remain under cover, thereby ensuring longer operational availability in case of a combat alert. The SIMBAD-RC uses the Mistral missile which has already been ordered by nearly 30 countries worldwide. |