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MBDA is a missile developer and manufacturer with operations in Britain, France, Germany, and Italy.[4] It was formed by a merger of Arospatiale-Matra Missiles (of EADS), Finmeccanica and Matra BAe Dynamics in December 2001. In 2003 the company had 10,000 employees. In 2008, the MBDA recorded a turnover of 2.7 bn, produced over 3,000 missiles and achieved an order book of 11.9 bn. MBDA works with over 90 armed forces worldwide.
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MBDA

Industry Founded Headquarters Key people Products Revenue Employees Parent

Defence December 2001 Paris, France[1] Antoine Bouvier (CEO) Missiles 2.7 billion[2] 10,600[3] BAE Systems (37.5%) EADS (37.5%) Finmeccanica (25%) mbda-systems.com

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The consolidation of Europe's missile companies began in 1996, when parts of Matra Defense and BAe Dynamics merged to form Matra BAe Dynamics (MBD). Matra BAe Dynamics represented half of Matra Hautes Technologies' missile business, the other half was Matra Missiles which became Arospatiale-Matra Missiles (AMM), when Matra merged with Arospatiale in 1999. In 2000, Arospatiale-Matra became part of EADS. In 1998, GEC-Marconi Radar and Defence Systems and Alenia Difesa combined their missile and radar activities to form Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS). In 1999 GEC-Marconi (renamed Marconi Electronic Systems) was sold to British Aerospace and became part of the merged company, BAE Systems. In December 2001, MBD (including AMM) and the Missile and Missile Systems activities of AMS merged, creating MBDA. [5] In June 2005, LFK, a unit of EADS Defence and Security Systems, agreed to be merged into MBDA. On 1 March, 2006, LFK became MBDA Deutschland. Since 6 February, 2002 MBDA owns 40% of Inmize Sistemas S.L., a Spanish company which was formed to integrate the experience and technology of the major Spanish defence companies in the guided weapons sector.

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Product range
MBDA's products include: Air-to-air missiles: AIM-132 ASRAAM - short range, IR guided Meteor - long range, active radar terminal homing Mica - IR and radar guided versions (also SAM) Surface-to-air missiles: Mistral (also AAM) Eurosam Aster - medium and long range SAMs, both land and naval versions LFK NG (together with Diehl BGT Defence) Aspide Rapier Seawolf Air-to-surface missiles: Apache and derivatives such as Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG AS-30L laser-guided missile PGM 500 and PGM 2000 guided missiles ASMP - French nuclear missile Anti-ship missiles: Exocet Otomat/Teseo Marte (missile) Sea Skua Anti-tank missiles: MILAN PARS 3 LR - long range (together with Diehl BGT Defence) ERYX - short range Brimstone ATGM - air-launched HOT

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Systems Spada Eurosam SAMP/T PAAMS missile system comprising: UKAMS PAAMS(S) Eurosam PAAMS(E) Eurosam SAAM-IT Eurosam SAAM-FR Next Generation Multiple Warhead System

Locations
France: Bourges Chtillon, Paris Plessis Robinson, Paris Germany: Ulm Unterschleiheim Schrobenhausen Italy: Fusaro, Napoli La Spezia Rome United Kingdom: Filton, Bristol Lostock, Bolton Stevenage, Hertfordshire Henlow, Bedfordshire Strand, London

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Shareholders
As of March 2009 BAE Systems (37.5%) EADS (37.5%) Finmeccanica (25%)

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References
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ^ [1] ^ http://www.mbda-systems.com/mbda/site/ref/scripts/EN_At-a-glance_33.html ^ "Financial Position" . 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-04. ^ MBDA European centres of excellence ^ "EADS, BAE and Finmeccanica Complete MBDAMerger". Defense Daily International. 2001-12-21.

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External links
MBDA website
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Categories: Aerospace companies | Guided missile manufacturers | BAE Systems | Defence companies of France | Defence companies of Germany | Defence companies of Italy | Defence companies of the United Kingdom | Companies established in 2001

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