Leonardo is connected to the production of nuclear armed missiles for the French arsenal.
Nuclear Weapons | Investments (years compared) (2021) (2020)
Nuclear weapons
MBDA, in which Leonardo has a 25% stake, is the prime contractor for ASMPA nuclear missiles for the French arsenal.4 MBDA is also involved in developing the new ASN4G replacement for the ASMPA. The new weapon is scheduled to enter service in 2035 with range exceeding 1,000km, double that of the ASMPA. The French Directorate General for Armaments indicated that the ASN4G will be a hypersonic missile.5
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Last updated: 2023-07-06 14:52:20
Notes
- Profile (2022) | Leonardo. Available at: https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/about-us/profile.
- Succès du tir de qualification du missile air-sol moyenne portée amélioré (ASMPA) rénové, sans charge militaire. Direction Générale de l’armement – Ministère des Armées (2022). Available at: https://www.defense.gouv.fr/dga/actualites/succes-du-tir-qualification-du-missile-air-sol-moyenne-portee-ameliore-asmpa-renove-charge; About Us (2022) | MBDA Systems. Available at: https://www.mbda-systems.com/about-us/.
- ‘Integrated Annual Report 2021’, Leonardo (2022), p. 165. Available at: https://www.leonardo.com/documents/15646808/16736384/Integrated+annual+report+2021.pdf/237514d8-e171-3e2f-c57d-c297f62c7320?t=1649761893131.
- ASMPA (2022) | MBDA. Available at: https://www.mbda-systems.com/product/asmpa/.
- ‘MBDA opens data centre in France for missile development’, AIRFORCE TECHNOLOGY, 5 April 2019. Available at: https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/mbda-data-centre-france-missiles/.