Italy takes part in the French-UK cooperation project to develop future cruise missile and anti-ship programs.

F??nc?, th? Unit?? Kin???m, ?n? It?l? h?v? c?m? t???th?? in ? si?ni?ic?nt ???tn??shi? t? ??v?nc? th? ??v?l??m?nt ?? th? F?t?? Missil? Antin?vi?? / F?t?? Missil? ?? C??isiè?? (F?t??? Anti-Shi? Missil? / F?t??? C??is? Missil?, FMAN/FMC) ??????m. This ??????m, c????ntl? in ? ?isk-????cti?n ?h?s?, ?ims t? ??v?l?ti?niz? l?n?-??n?? ?nti-shi? w?????? ?n? ?nh?nc? th? c????iliti?s ??? in-???th st?ik?s in th? ???tici??tin? n?ti?ns. On J?n? 20, 2023, th? Unit?? Kin???m ?n? F??nc? s?li?i?i?? th?i? c?mmitm?nt t? th? FMAN/FMC ??????m ?? si?nin? ? L?tt?? ?? Int?nt. This ?ct ???th?? si?ni?i?s th?i? willin?n?ss t? incl??? It?l? ?s ?n ???iti?n?l c?ll?????t?? in this ?m?iti??s ?n???v??.

Th? ???thc?min? ?i?l???? ?h?s? inv?lvin? ?ll th??? c??nt?i?s will ?st??lish th? ????n?w??k ??? th? s??s????nt ??v?l??m?nt ?h?s?. Th? ?ltim?t? ???l ??? ??ch n?ti?n is t? ?chi?v? ?????ti?n?l ???? st?ik? c????iliti?s ?? 2030. This n?w ch??t?? in th? FMAN/FMC ??????m will n?t ?nl? ???ti?? th? ????ns? in??st?? ??t ?ls? c?nt?i??t? t? th? t?chn?l??ic?l ??v?nc?m?nts ?? E?????. L???in? th? ???j?ct is MBDA, ? ??n?wn?? E??????n ??th??it? in missil? s?st?ms, th?s ?ns??in? ? ?i?m ???n??ti?n ??? th? ??????m. Th? c?nc??t ?h?s?, with ? ?????t ?? ?????xim?t?l? 100 milli?n ????s, is ????ll? ??n??? ?? F??nc? ?n? th? Unit?? Kin???m.

E?ic B???n???, CEO ?? MBDA s?i?, “W? ??? ??li?ht?? with It?l?’s int?nt t? j?in th? FC/ASW ??????mm?. B??ittin? ??? ??l? ?s ? ch?m?i?n ?? E??????n ????nc? c?-?????ti?n – sh??in? t?chn?l??i?s, c????iliti?s, ?n? ?x???tis? ?m?n? ??? c??nt?i?s –w? ??? ?l??s?? th?t this L?I ???ns th? ???? ??? ??? It?li?n ?x???tis? t? ?ls? ?? ?????ht t? ???? in ??liv??in? this t??l? st??t??ic ????nc? c????ilit? ??? E?????. FC/ASW will m??t th? ?????ti?n?l n???s ?? th? It?li?n, B?itish ?n? F??nch ??m?? ???c?s in th? ???? st?ik? ?n? ?nti-shi? ??m?ins ??? th? ??c???s t? c?m?.”

Th? ??im??? ??j?ctiv? ?? th? F??nc?-B?itish FMAN/FMC ??????m is t? ???l?c? th? ?xistin? SCALP/St??m Sh???w ?i?c???t-l??nch?? c??is? missil?s, ???s?ntl? ?tiliz?? ?? th? F??nch ?n? B?itish ?i? ???c?s, ?s w?ll ?s F??nc?’s Ex?c?t h??v? ?i?- ?n? s????c?-l??nch?? ?nti-shi? missil? ?n? th? Unit?? Kin???m’s H?????n missil?. MBDA F??nc? ?n? MBDA UK sh??? th? w??kl??? ????ll? ?s w?ll. D??in? this st???, ??im? c?nt??ct?? MBDA will ??c?s ?n m?t??in? t?chn?l??i?s ?n? s?st?ms th?t ?im t? ?nh?nc? th? s??viv??ilit?, ??n??, ?n? l?th?lit? ?? ?nti-shi? ?n? c??is? missil?s ???l???? ???m ??th ?i?c???t ?n? w??shi?s.

It?l? c??l? ??in? s?m? kn?w-h?w ?n? t?chn?l??? t? th? F??nch ?n? B?itish ???tn??s. Th? It?li?n N?v? h?s ?c??i??? th? n?w MBDA h??v?-??t? missil? TESEO MK / 2E (TESEO “EVO”) with ?ls? ? st??t??ic l?n? ?tt?ck c????ilit? ??? th? ?tt?ck ?? ????n? t????ts (th? l?tt?? c???cit?, c????ntl? ?nl? ??ss?ss?? ?? th? Ai? F??c? Milit??? with th? STORM SHADOW missil?). In this ?????? it is c?nsi???in? th? ??ssi?ilit? ?? ???i??in? th? missil? with ? n?w t??min?l “h???” with ???l RF s??k?? (R??i? F?????nc?) ?n?, ???s?m??l?, ?iv?n th? n??? t? ?tt?ck ???? ????n? t????ts, IIR (IR im??in?). C?m????? t? th? ?????c?ss?? OTOMAT / TESEO, th? TESEO “EVO” h?s ? ????l? ??n??, m??? th?n 360 km.

MBDA is ? E??????n m?ltin?ti?n?l ??v?l???? ?n? m?n???ct???? ?? missil?s. It w?s c???t?? in D?c?m??? 2001 ??t?? th? m????? ?? th? m?in F??nch, B?itish ?n? It?li?n missil? s?st?ms c?m??ni?s; M?t??, BA? D?n?mics ?n? Al?ni?. Th?s? w??? ???vi??sl? th? missil? s??si?i??i?s ?? Aé??s??ti?l?-M?t?? (m????? int? EADS, n?w c?ll?? Ai???s), BAE S?st?ms ?n? Finm?cc?nic? (n?w L??n????). Th? c?m??n?’s h???????t??s ??? l?c?t?? in L? Pl?ssis-R??ins?n, F??nc?. D?s?it? ??in? ? E??????n j?int v?nt???, MBDA h?s m?int?in?? n?ti?n?l ?ivisi?ns sinc? its c???ti?n: MBDA F??nc?, MBDA UK ?n? MBDA It?l?.