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MBDA accelerates Aster missile output with EUR 2.4 billion investment

MBDA delivered an accelerated batch of Aster air defence missiles under an OCCAR/Eurosam order, cutting lead time by more than half. It is investing EUR 2.4 billion from 2025 to 2029 across French and Italian sites to double Group missile output.

Verified AI-drafted MBDA press release, 30 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that the full EUR 2.4 billion has been spent or that the doubled output target has been reached.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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