:

Second Successful MBDA MMP Land Combat Missile Test

Friday, February 20th, 2015

SHARE:

MBDA conducted a second successful test of the MMP (Missile de Moyenne Portée or Medium Range Missile) land combat missile on Feb. 12 at the French Procurement Agency DGA Techniques Terrestres site in Bourges, France.The missile was fired against a steel target positioned at an intermediate range. The test was carried out in lock on before launch mode (fire-and-forget) using the missile seeker’s color TV channel.“All aspects of the test, covering launch, flight trajectory and target impact, took place optimally…

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]