Sea Viper Support Contract Awarded to MBDA

MBDA has been awarded a £165M contract to provide the support for Sea Viper, the Royal Navy's latest and most modern weapon system. Sea Viper is a world leading area air defence missile system that equips the Type 45 Destroyer and was successfully fired from HMS Dauntless in September 2010 and most recently in April 2011 from HMS DARING. MBDA will ensure the availability of the complete Sea Viper system for the T45 Class for a period of six years.