European missile house MBDA announced on 16 November 2023 that it has signed a contract in Sweden to deliver Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) for the Swedish armed forces.
The contract – signed with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk – FMV) – will see MBDA supply CAMMs for the Royal Swedish Navy’s five Visby-class corvettes, which will deploy them from MBDA’s Sea Ceptor latest-generation naval air defence system.
“Sea Ceptor provides robust self- and local area- air defence against simultaneous attacks, including saturation attacks, across the full 360° threat axis,” MBDA stated in a press release. “With a wide target set from supersonic anti-ship missiles to attack helicopters and uncrewed air vehicles, the system has been designed to counter advanced threats.”
Eric Beranger, CEO of MBDA, was quoted as saying, “CAMM will provide Sweden and the Royal Swedish Navy with a formidable air defence capability that gives the country a strong new contribution to NATO together with other allied Sea Ceptor users like the Royal Navy from the United Kingdom. We’re proud also to be continuing our long history of partnership with Sweden and Swedish industry, including Saab.”
Sweden is a strategic partner in Saab’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles programme, while Swedish company Saab is also a member of the joint partnership with MBDA on the Taurus cruise missile. There is also co-operation with Sweden on MBDA’s Akeron MP battlefield multi-purpose missile.
