Britain Initiates Complex Weapons Missile Effort

摘要

On 29 March 2010, the UK Ministry of Defence awarded a ￡330 million contract to MBDA as the start of a long-term partnering arrangement for Britain's long-term missile needs. This is the first step in an effort which is expected to be valued at about ￡4.0 billion over the next decade. The contract is part of a broader process started in 2006 under which the UK MoD encouraged the British aerospace industry to form a consortium to serve as a sole source for future missiles, dubbed Team Complex Weapons. The recent contract is an element of the Interim Portfolio Management Agreement-I (IPMA-1) under which MBDA will serve in a management role for Team CW. Each missile program will involve a variety of British firms grouped in various teams.