UK MoD awards MBDA contract for Brimstone 3B advanced software upgrade

摘要

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded MBDA in the UK a contract for an advanced software enhancement to the Brimstone 3 precision-attack weapon system. The Brimstone 3B (B3B) software capability upgrade will be integrated with the Brimstone 3A (B3A) Capability Sustainment Programme (CSP) - a new-build missile and stockpile augmentation package - to eventually deliver the enhanced Brimstone 3 solution. The MoD approved the B3B contract on 30 March 2020, and subsequently placed a GBP197 million (USD275 million) Demonstration and Manufacture contract with MBDA in April 2020. No formal notification of the B3B contract has been disclosed, although the programme is mentioned in the UK Defence Equipment Plan 2020, which was published on 12 January 2021.