Manufacturer catalog

MBDA

MBDA is a multinational European missile and complex-weapon systems group formed in 2001 from the missile activities of Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo. In this catalog it anchors MBDA-marked cruise missiles, guided bombs, and anti-tank systems built across France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany.

16 weapons

MBDA was created in 2001 from the consolidation of missile activities tied to Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo. The company presents itself as a European integrated defence group and a world leader in complex weapon systems.

For this catalog, MBDA is the group-level builder context behind cataloged missile and munition entries such as Storm Shadow / SCALP, MdCN / NCM, MILAN, and PGM 500 / Hakim 2. The profile keeps the industrial background in one place while the weapon pages carry the conflict-specific evidence.

Deep-strike missilesNaval cruise missilesBattlefield anti-tank systemsAir-defense missilesForce protection

Notable Systems

Storm Shadow, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions

Storm Shadow / SCALP

Air-launched cruise missile

MBDA's official product page describes Storm Shadow / SCALP as an air-launched long-range deep-strike weapon for pre-planned attacks on hardened or fixed targets.

Sources: MBDA STORM SHADOW / SCALP, MBDA Products
MdCN / SCALP Naval, Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile, Artillery

MdCN / NCM

Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile

MBDA's MdCN / NCM page describes the system as a very long-range, high-precision strike missile designed for surface and underwater launch.

Sources: MBDA MdCN / NCM, MBDA Products
MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons

MILAN

Man-portable anti-tank guided missile

MBDA exhibition coverage still references MILAN as a proven infantry anti-tank system in the company's battlefield portfolio lineage.

Sources: ILA 2016: New Systems for Air Defence and Guided Missiles, MBDA's MMP Anti-tank Guided Weapon
PGM500 / Hakim 2, Rocket-assisted air-launched precision-guided bomb, Munitions

PGM 500 / Hakim 2

Rocket-assisted air-launched precision-guided bomb

Open references describe MBDA as the later marketer of the PGM 500 / PGM 2000 family, with Hakim as the UAE designation for the PGM-500.

Sources: Hakim A-series precision guided munitions in Yemen, PGM-500 / PGM-2000 | Missile Threat

Manufacturer History

  1. MBDA is created

    MBDA says the group was created in December 2001 when Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo consolidated their missile activities into a European complex-weapon leader.

    Sources: Our History, Our Vision and Strategy

  2. Land Cruise Missile development expands

    MBDA announced the Land Cruise Missile system in 2024, extending the company's deep-precision-strike cruise-missile portfolio into a ground-launched format.

    Sources: MBDA Land Cruise Missile system

Subsidiaries
MBDA FranceMBDA GermanyMBDA ItaliaMBDA UK Limited
Website links
Official websiteAbout UsOur HistoryOur Vision and StrategyProductsOur GovernanceMBDA in France

MBDA's official site presents the group through shared corporate pages and separate national-company pages. This profile keeps the group-level brand at the center and uses the French address page plus a directory listing for sourced headquarters map data.

Manufacturer Sources

  • MBDA About UsPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports MBDA's identity as a unique multinational European group and its role as a world leader in complex weapon systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA Vision and StrategyPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the 2001 creation of MBDA and the shareholder structure involving Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA HistoryPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the December 2001 creation narrative and the company's long-running emphasis on complex weapon systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA ProductsPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports MBDA's product-range framing across deep strike, tactical strike, battlefield, area protection, force protection, and air dominance. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA GovernancePublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the current shareholder-governance structure and the role of Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo in the group. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA in FrancePublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the Le Plessis-Robinson site address and the French site role in design, development, and programme management. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Company DetailsPublisher: Global Electronics Association | Note: Supports the displayed Le Plessis-Robinson address coordinates used for the headquarters map center. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA STORM SHADOW / SCALPPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports Storm Shadow / SCALP as an MBDA deep-strike product and its long-range air-launched role. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA MdCN / NCMPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports MdCN / NCM as an MBDA naval cruise missile and its surface and submarine launch background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • ILA 2016: New Systems for Air Defence and Guided MissilesPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports MBDA's battlefield portfolio context and the company's own exhibition reference to the MILAN infantry system. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA's MMP Anti-tank Guided WeaponPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports MBDA's anti-tank battlefield portfolio context and the company's own reference to MMP replacing Milan in French service. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Hakim A-series precision guided munitions in YemenPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports the PGM 500 / Hakim family background and the later MBDA marketing role described in open references. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA Land Cruise Missile systemPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the 2024 Land Cruise Missile milestone and MBDA's continuing deep-precision-strike product development. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA-Logo.svgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports reusable image provenance for the MBDA corporate logo; the Commons file page identifies the text logo as public domain. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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Aster 30 / Sea Viper air-defense missile, Surface-to-air interceptor missile, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Red Sea CrisisAster 30 / Sea Viper air-defense missileSurface-to-air interceptor missileBuilt in: France, Italy, and United KingdomAster 30 is the long-range member of MBDA's Aster missile family, used at sea in Royal Navy Sea Viper service and on land with SAMP/T batteries. It has been fired in Red Sea combat from a Type 45 destroyer, appears in Ukraine through French-Italian SAMP/T air-defense support, and is being evolved through Block 1 and Block 1NT paths for more demanding missile threats.

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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MdCN / SCALP Naval, Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile, Artillery2011 Syrian Civil WarMdCN / SCALP NavalShip- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missileBuilt in: FranceMdCN, also called SCALP Naval or NCM, is MBDA's French naval cruise missile for precision land attack from FREMM frigates and Barracuda/Suffren-class submarines. MBDA describes the weapon as a very-long-range, metric-accuracy deep-strike missile launched either from A70 SYLVER vertical cells or 21-inch submarine torpedo tubes, and French forces used it operationally during the April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict, 1982 Falklands War +5 moreMILANMan-portable anti-tank guided missileBuilt in: France / GermanyMILAN is a Franco-German, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile built around a reusable launch post and disposable missile round. Designed for infantry anti-armor teams, the SACLOS system requires the operator to keep the sight on target while guidance commands travel through a wire link. Its long service record spans Cold War export use, truck-mounted Chadian firepower in 1987, German-supplied Peshmerga launchers in Iraq, Islamic State use documented at Kobane, and French deliveries to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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SCALP-EG, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 moreSCALP-EGAir-launched cruise missileBuilt in: France / United KingdomSCALP-EG is the French-service member of the Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise-missile family, an MBDA deep-strike weapon built for pre-planned attacks on high-value fixed targets such as hardened facilities and key infrastructure. French aircraft used SCALP-EG in Libya, Iraq and the 2018 Syria strikes, Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft later carried it as a Western long-range precision-strike option, Indian Rafales were reported to have used SCALP during Operation Sindoor in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
Storm Shadow, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2003 Iraq War +4 moreStorm ShadowAir-launched cruise missileBuilt in: United Kingdom / FranceStorm Shadow is the UK name for the Franco-British Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise missile, a low-observable deep-strike weapon built by MBDA for precision attacks on hardened or high-value fixed targets. RAF Tornado GR4s used Storm Shadow from the Iraq War through Libya and the April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War, UK-supplied missiles later gave Ukraine a longer-range conventional strike option from adapted Su-24 aircraft, UK parliamentary records document Saudi use in Yemen, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
Marte Mk.2 anti-ship missile, Anti-ship missile, MunitionsMarte Mk.2 anti-ship missileAnti-ship missileBuilt in: ItalyThe Marte Mk.2 is an Italian lightweight anti-ship missile family developed from the Sea Killer/Marte line and now marketed by MBDA for helicopter, aircraft, ship, and coastal-defense applications. Current MBDA material centers the family on the shared 310 kg MARTE MK2 missile, with the MK2/S serving fixed- and rotary-wing launch roles and the MK2/N adapting the same missile to ship launchers. The family uses fire-and-forget, all-weather sea-skimming flight with inertial mid-course waypoint navigation, active radar terminal homing, a semi-piercing high-explosive warhead, and impact/proximity fuzing.
Meteor, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, MunitionsMeteorBeyond-visual-range air-to-air missileBuilt in: France / United Kingdom / Germany / Italy / Spain / SwedenMBDA Meteor is a European beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by six partner nations under MBDA leadership. The missile combines active radar homing, datalinked mid-course updates, a blast-fragmentation warhead, and a variable-flow ducted rocket for sustained endgame energy; official sources document operational carriage on Gripen, Typhoon, and Rafale aircraft and ongoing integration or test activity for F-35 and KF-21 fighters.
MICA, Multi-mission air-to-air and air-defense missile family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2026 Iran WarMICAMulti-mission air-to-air and air-defense missile familyBuilt in: FranceMBDA's MICA is a French multi-mission missile family used from Rafale and Mirage 2000-5 fighters and adapted into VL MICA land and VL-MICA-M naval air-defense systems. It pairs RF and imaging-infrared seeker options in a 112-kilogram, 3.1-meter missile class; recent reporting documents Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5 carriage in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War and French Rafale use during the 2026 Iran War.
PGM500 / Hakim 2, Rocket-assisted air-launched precision-guided bomb, Munitions2011 First Libyan Civil War, 2014 Yemen Civil WarPGM500 / Hakim 2Rocket-assisted air-launched precision-guided bombBuilt in: United Kingdom / United StatesThe PGM500 / Hakim 2 is the 500-pound, television-guided member of the Hakim family, a rocket-assisted air-launched precision weapon developed for the United Arab Emirates with interchangeable seeker options. CSIS and specialist reporting tie the PGM-500/Hakim family to UAE use in Libya and Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen, making it a documented Gulf-operated precision munition rather than only an export brochure weapon.