MBDA Accelerates Missile Production in Response to Ukraine War
The Anglo-French company’s orderbook has also been swelled by major sales in the UAE and Poland.
MBDA CAMM
Poland’s Mala NAREW air defense system employs MBDA’s CAMM missiles. (Photo: MBDA)

The Ukraine War is “a brutal reminder” to Europe’s defense industry, which must accelerate production to supply more weapons, according to MBDA chief executive officer Eric Bèranger. Announcing the company’s annual results in Paris, he revealed that MBDA plans to hire more than 2,000 workers this year after adding 1,570 last year.

MBDA's turnover last year was €4.2 billion, similar to 2021's figure, but the order intake was a record €9 billion, bringing the backlog to €22.3 billion. The company's weapons have not yet been supplied to Ukraine in volume, but the company is accelerating production of the Mistral 3 short-range surface-to-air missile from 20 to 30 per month.