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Army

MBDA And Thales UK Extend Cooperation On Common Anti-air Modular Missile

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 8th, 2013

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A new business relationship is growing between MBDA and Thales UK Belfast, the core Team Complex Weapons (Team CW) air defense missile development program, consisting of the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) for the Future Local Anti-Air Defense System (FLAADS). MBDA’s CAMM is currently being developed by the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) as part of the Royal Navy's Sea Ceptor weapon system. CAMM will be designed for exportability and a CAMM-based weapon system provided by MBDA can be tailored…

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