20 juillet 2021 | International, Terrestre

La France et le Royaume-Uni choisissent MBDA pour un partenariat d'innovation sur les armes complexes

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La France et le Royaume-Uni choisissent MBDA pour un partenariat d'innovation sur les armes complexes

MBDA a été choisi par la Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) et le Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) du Royaume-Uni pour diriger le nouveau partenariat d'innovation technologique sur les armes complexes (CW ITP). Ce contrat de quatre ans s'inscrit dans le prolongement des travaux du Partenariat pour l'innovation technologique dans le domaine des matériaux et composants de missiles (MCM ITP). Le CW ITP se concentrera sur cinq domaines techniques durables : matériaux, structures et électronique ; systèmes de mission et algorithmes ; autodirecteurs ; propulsion et létalité. MBDA dirigera un groupe d'entreprises françaises et britanniques afin de collaborer dans le cadre de « défis dynamiques » qui porteront sur des technologies ayant des applications communes et sur de nouveaux domaines technologiques potentiels. MBDA travaille déjà actuellement avec le Dstl sur le démonstrateur technologique des armes de frappe coopératives, afin de développer de nouveaux systèmes de missiles innovants d'ici 2023.

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