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Missile Defense·Bliksem EXO

European Firms Form Bliksem EXO Consortium

4 sources · first reported 22h ago

via Defense News

Airbus, Destinus, MBDA, Safran, and Thales form consortium to develop sovereign upper-layer interceptor for NATO-compatible missile defense

Why it matters

The Bliksem EXO Consortium aims to develop a missile defense system to counter ballistic threats, enhancing European defense capabilities

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Development timeline

How this story unfolded across sources, oldest first.

  1. Devdiscourse ·
    Europe's New Missile Defense Front: The Bliksem EXO Consortium
  2. Defence-industry · Primary
    European defence firms form Bliksem EXO consortium to develop sovereign upper-layer interceptor for NATO-compatible missile defence
  3. sUAS News ·
    European defence companies sign Letter of Intent to establish the Bliksem EXO Consortium
  4. Defense News ·
    European firms plan exo-atmospheric interceptor for 2027 test