Aircraft
MBDA Plans Brimstone 2 Missile Trial on AH-64 Apache
Initial operational capability of Brimstone 2 on Royal Air Force Tornados is scheduled this spring, with later clearance on Eurofighter Typhoon.
Brimstone 2 will be carried in triple clusters on the Typhoon, which is also depicted with ASRAAM and Meteor. (Photo: MBDA)
Brimstone 2 will be carried in triple clusters on the Typhoon, which is also depicted with ASRAAM and Meteor. (Photo: MBDA)

European missile house MBDA is to perform at least one firing trial of its Brimstone 2 precision attack missile from a Boeing AH-64 Apache this year. The trial, which is likely to be undertaken from a Boeing demonstrator helicopter, is part of a feasibility/risk-reduction study contract being conducted by MBDA to inform the UK Ministry of Defence about the integration costs and implications should the UK choose to adopt Brimstone 2 for its attack helicopters, including for an expected follow-on buy of Apaches. France is considering the weapon for its Tiger attack helicopters, the company said on March 17, during a briefing on its 2015 results.


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