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MBDA Unit Demonstrates Scalable Warhead Technology

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Friday, August 30th, 2013

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Engineers at MBDA Deutschland subsidiary TDW GmbH on Aug. 27 said have developed a new effector technology with which armed forces can achieve scalable target-adapted effectiveness. TDW is the first company to successfully demonstrate this technology in a series of tests, officials said. “We’ve been working for some years on technological approaches to solving this problem. We’ve now demonstrated that this technology actually works,” said Helmut Hederer, managing director of TDW GmbH. “This success is another step forward in the flexibility of…

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