SOFINS 2025 - MBDA France: the Akeron family grows with two loitering munitions - EDR Magazine

These improvements were expected. The European leader MBDA presented, at the show of the Special Forces (SOFINS 2025) held in Gironde from 1 to 3 April last, his latest weapons systems. At the top of the list, the Akeron MP, a medium-range guided missile, versatile, which allows for use against a symmetrical threat, reports the specialized media Air&Cosmos. It can be used both day and night thanks to its infrared sensors, it has a range of 4 kil…

SOFINS 2025 - MBDA France: the Akeron family grows with two loitering munitions - EDR Magazine

In the MBDA world the name Akeron identifies effectors capable to hit targets beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS). The Akeron MP missile in service in the French Armée de Terre as well as in the Egyptian Navy, and soon in Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden, can be launched in the BLOS mode, which adds considerable flexibility to the system. The same will be for the Akeron LP, currently in advanced development. The two new members of the family are inherentl…