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Avio signs EUR 35 million MBDA order for air defence rocket motors

Avio signed two production orders worth over EUR 35 million with MBDA on 5 December 2025 to supply solid rocket motors and aerodynamic surfaces for an air defence system. The orders run over an average five year production period.

Verified AI-drafted Avio press release, 5 December 2025

What it does not test. Does not name the air defence system itself or disclose the split between the two orders.

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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