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MBDA

Le Plessis-Robinson, France 2001 · 25 years STRUCTURE · PRIVATE
$4.4B
REVENUE
15,000
EMPLOYEES
$295.2K
REV/EMPLOYEE
🏭 DEFENSE INDUSTRY

MBDA

MAIS (Military Archive Industry Score)
—no data
Methodology ↗
📋 Overview
🏢 Profile
🏭 Products
💰 Trade
🌍 Reach
🏆 Competition
📚 Sources
01 / Overview
MBDA
Headquarters
Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Founded
2001 (25 years)
Structure
Private Company
Revenue
$4.4B
Employees
15,000
Portfolio
36 platforms
Website
www.mbda-systems.com
🏭Go to Product Catalog36 platforms→
🏛 CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Parent Companies BAE Systems, Leonardo, Airbus
Subsidiaries (1) MBDA Deutschland GmbH
02 / Company Profile
COMPANY IDENTITY Private Company
2001 Founded · 25 years
15,000 Employees · 2023
$4.4B Annual Revenue · 2022
$295.2K Revenue per Employee
Le Plessis-Robinson, France
PRODUCTION POWER archive data
36 Weapons & Equipment Produced
0 Systems Supplied
83 Operator Countries
14 Conflict Service
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 11 categories
36 Produced
0 Supplied
36 products
Anti-Ship Missiles %19 7
Air-to-Air Missiles %14 5
Air Defense Systems %14 5
Cruise Missiles %11 4
UAV / Drones %11 4
ATGM %8 3
Air-to-Surface Missiles %6 2
Nuclear Bombs & Warheads %6 2
Guided Bombs %6 2
Fighter & Attack Aircraft %3 1
Naval SAM %3 1
CORPORATE TIES
PARENT COMPANY ▲ Airbus
CLASS LEADER?performance position within category
72This company's product average
(36 products)
▲
53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)
BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREAShip-Launched Anti-Ship Missiles
This company (5 products)72
Ship-Launched Anti-Ship Missilesavg (98 products)67
This company's products perform above the archive average.
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
▲ PARENT COMPANIES
BAE SystemsLeonardoAirbus
▼ SUBSIDIARIES
MBDA Deutschland GmbH
03 / Products & Production · 36 platforms
FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio
Long-Range AAM (LRAAM)MBDA Meteor2016–20country
92
PRODUCT CATALOG 36 platforms
● ACTIVE PRODUCTION · 33
LONG-RANGE AAM (LRAAM)
MBDA MeteorPrime contractor 2016– 20 countries 92
AIR-LAUNCHED ANTI-TANK MISSILES
BrimstonePrime contractor 2005– 9 countries 90
NUCLEAR WARHEADS
ASMPAPrime contractor 2010– 1 countries 86 Air-Sol Moyenne Portée 1986– 72
MEDIUM-RANGE SAM
AsterPrime contractor 2001– 20 countries 85 Common Anti-Air Modular MissilePrime contractor 2016– 14 countries 78
MEDIUM-RANGE AAM (MRAAM / BVR)
MICAPrime contractor 1996– 22 countries 85 Q10388541 1992– 80 Fatter 2009– 64
AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILES (AGM)
SPEAR 3Prime contractor 5 countries 84
ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES (ATGM)
Akeron MPPrime contractor 2017– 11 countries 84 ERYXPrime contractor 1994– 8 countries 59 HOT (missile)Prime contractor 1977– 20 countries 56
SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED ANTI-SHIP
Exocet SM39Prime contractor 83
SHIP-LAUNCHED ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
Sea VenomPrime contractor 2025– 2 countries 82 ExocetPrime contractor 1973– 35 countries 79 PerseusPrime contractor 2020– 3 countries 77 OtomatPrime contractor 1977– 13 countries 75 Sea KillerPrime contractor 1963– 10 countries 48
COUNTER-DRONE SYSTEMS (C-UAS)
MBDA Sky Warden 81
MANPADS
MistralPrime contractor 1988– 39 countries 80
AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILES (ALCM)
Storm ShadowPrime contractor 2002– 11 countries 78 Taurus KEPD 350Prime contractor 2005– 5 countries 71
MULTIROLE FIGHTERS
Future Combat Air SystemPrime contractor 3 countries 75
SHORAD SYSTEMS
Crotale (missile) 1978– 73
LOITERING MUNITIONS
MBDA Akeron RCH170 71 MBDA Akeron RCX50 59 MBDA Italia Harpax 52
LAND-ATTACK CRUISE MISSILES (LACM)
ApachePrime contractor 22 countries 68
GPS / INS GUIDED BOMBS (JDAM)
MBDA PGM 500 1994– 68
SHIP-LAUNCHED SAM / NAVAL AAW
Sea WolfPrime contractor 1979– 4 countries 65
AIR-LAUNCHED ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
Exocet AM39Prime contractor 61
SHORT-RANGE AAM (SRAAM / WVR)
Matra R.550 MagicPrime contractor 1975– 22 countries 59
○ HISTORICAL PRODUCTS · 3
LAND-ATTACK CRUISE MISSILES (LACM)
MdCNPrime contractor 2015–2021 73
GLIDE BOMBS
GBU-44/B Viper StrikePrime contractor 2007–2018 62
COMBAT / STRIKE DRONES
Fire ShadowPrime contractor 2012–2018 54
COLLABORATING COMPANIES11 joint producers
Thales GroupFuture Combat Air SystemAirbus Commercial AircraftFuture Combat Air SystemAirbusFuture Combat Air SystemDassault AviationFuture Combat Air SystemSafran Aircraft EnginesFuture Combat Air SystemIndra SistemasFuture Combat Air SystemMTU Aero EnginesFuture Combat Air SystemMatraMistralEurosamAsterAérospatialeExocetSaab DynamicsTaurus KEPD 350
JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with
Thales GroupFuture Combat Air SystemAirbus Commercial AircraftFuture Combat Air SystemAirbusFuture Combat Air SystemDassault AviationFuture Combat Air SystemSafran Aircraft EnginesFuture Combat Air SystemIndra SistemasFuture Combat Air SystemMTU Aero EnginesFuture Combat Air SystemMatraMistralEurosamAsterAérospatialeExocetMatraMatra R.550 MagicSaab DynamicsTaurus KEPD 350AérospatialeAir-Sol Moyenne Portée
04 / Trade & Deals · 3 deals
DEFENSE DEALS3 deals
YearBuyerProduct / ServiceQuantityAmountTypeStatus
2025United KingdomDragonfire2$420 Mdomesticconfirmed
2023PolandCommon Anti-Air Modular Missile1,000—license-productionordered
2017United KingdomDragonfire—$39 Mdomesticconfirmed
05 / Global Reach · 83 countries · 14 conflicts
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 83 country
83 countries' armed forces use this company's products
France 19 systems United Kingdom 13 systems Egypt 11 systems Greece 10 systems Italy 10 systems Qatar 10 systems Saudi Arabia 10 systems United Arab Emirates 9 systems Germany 8 systems India 8 systems Morocco 8 systems South Korea 8 systems Spain 8 systems Brazil 7 systems Ukraine 7 systems Malaysia 6 systems Turkey 6 systems Croatia 5 systems Indonesia 5 systems Iraq 5 systems Sweden 5 systems United States 5 systems Venezuela 5 systems Belgium 4 systems Chile 4 systems Cyprus 4 systems Ecuador 4 systems Kuwait 4 systems Libya 4 systems Oman 4 systems Pakistan 4 systems Singapore 4 systems Thailand 4 systems Austria 3 systems Denmark 3 systems Israel 3 systems Lebanon 3 systems Norway 3 systems Peru 3 systems Taiwan 3 systems Tunisia 3 systems Algeria 2 systems Argentina 2 systems Armenia 2 systems Botswana 2 systems Brunei 2 systems Bulgaria 2 systems Cameroon 2 systems Canada 2 systems Chad 2 systems Colombia 2 systems Finland 2 systems Georgia 2 systems Hungary 2 systems Iran 2 systems Jordan 2 systems Kenya 2 systems New Zealand 2 systems Nigeria 2 systems Philippines 2 systems Poland 2 systems Romania 2 systems Serbia 2 systems South Africa 2 systems Angola 1 systems Australia 1 systems Bahrain 1 systems Bangladesh 1 systems Estonia 1 systems Japan 1 systems Luxembourg 1 systems North Macedonia 1 systems People's Republic of China 1 systems Portugal 1 systems Russia 1 systems Rwanda 1 systems Senegal 1 systems Slovakia 1 systems Slovenia 1 systems Switzerland 1 systems Syria 1 systems Turkmenistan 1 systems Uruguay 1 systems
CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 14 conflict
2025 2025 India–Pakistan conflict 2022 full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war 2014 Operation Herrick 2014 Operation Shader 2014 Yemeni Civil War 2011 Operation Ellamy 2011 Operation Unified Protector 2011–2024 Syrian Civil War 2011 Libyan Civil War 2011 2011 military intervention in Libya 2007 2007 Lebanon conflict 2003–2011 Operation Telic 2003–2011 Iraq War 1982–1985 1982 Lebanon War
06 / Competition
SELECTED RIVALS3firm · comparison
MBDA
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Revenue$4.4 Mr
Employees15,000
Products36
Founded2001
Lockheed Martin
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Revenue$71.0 Mr
Employees110,000
Products98
Founded1926
Northrop Grumman Corporation
—
Revenue$41.0 Mr
Employees65,600
Products33
Founded1994
Thales Group
—
Revenue$19.9 Mr
Employees83,020
Products15
Founded1968
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📚 SOURCES
  1. Company website: https://www.mbda-systems.com
  2. Publicly available open sources and databases.