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MBDA Offering Brimstone To U.S., U.K. For Large UAV Weaponization Option

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

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European multi-nation conglomerate MBDA is offering its Dual Mode Brimstone (DMB) advanced multi-role close air support missile to the United States and United Kingdom as options for weaponizing large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), according to an industry source. The industry source said Aug. 13 at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conference in Washington that the United States and United Kingdom are looking to reduce collateral damage in combat theaters like Yemen and MBDA believes it has the…

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