MBDA

MBDA is a missile developer and manufacturer with operations in Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. It was formed by a merger of Aérospatiale-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. The consolidation ... more

MBDA is a missile developer and manufacturer with operations in Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. It was formed by a merger of Aérospatiale-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. 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 Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (AMM), when Matra merged with Aérospatiale in 1999. In 2000, Aérospatiale-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... less