The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signed a contract on 9 June with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium co-owned by MBDA and Thales for the mid-life refresh (MLR) of UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy Aster missiles. OCCAR signed the contract with Eurosam for the MLR of French Navy and Air and Space Force Asters in January 2020.

The French Navy Horizon-class anti-air frigate FS Forbin detected, tracked and destroyed a supersonic target with an Astor 30 missile on 21 May 2021 during exercise ‘Formidable Shield 2021'. (Marine Nationale/Rachel Bodier)

Eurosam did not specify what the MLR involves, but the French version of its 9 July press release on the subject referred in its headline to re-engining Aster instead of the MLR headlining the English and Italian versions. OCCAR said on its website on 5 July that the MLR for the three nations would involve retrofitting 1,000 Aster missiles for 13 years starting in 2023 for a total value of EUR1.2 billion (USD1.4 billion).

The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signed a contract on 9 June with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium co-owned by MBDA and Thales for the mid-life refresh (MLR) of UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy Aster missiles. OCCAR signed the contract with Eurosam for the MLR of French Navy and Air and Space Force Asters in January 2020.

The French Navy Horizon-class anti-air frigate FS Forbin detected, tracked and destroyed a supersonic target with an Astor 30 missile on 21 May 2021 during exercise ‘Formidable Shield 2021'. (Marine Nationale/Rachel Bodier)

Eurosam did not specify what the MLR involves, but the French version of its 9 July press release on the subject referred in its headline to re-engining Aster instead of the MLR headlining the English and Italian versions. OCCAR said on its website on 5 July that the MLR for the three nations would involve retrofitting 1,000 Aster missiles for 13 years starting in 2023 for a total value of EUR1.2 billion (USD1.4 billion).

The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signed a contract on 9 June with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium co-owned by MBDA and Thales for the mid-life refresh (MLR) of UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy Aster missiles. OCCAR signed the contract with Eurosam for the MLR of French Navy and Air and Space Force Asters in January 2020.

The French Navy Horizon-class anti-air frigate FS Forbin detected, tracked and destroyed a supersonic target with an Astor 30 missile on 21 May 2021 during exercise ‘Formidable Shield 2021'. (Marine Nationale/Rachel Bodier)

Eurosam did not specify what the MLR involves, but the French version of its 9 July press release on the subject referred in its headline to re-engining Aster instead of the MLR headlining the English and Italian versions. OCCAR said on its website on 5 July that the MLR for the three nations would involve retrofitting 1,000 Aster missiles for 13 years starting in 2023 for a total value of EUR1.2 billion (USD1.4 billion).

The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signed a contract on 9 June with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium co-owned by MBDA and Thales for the mid-life refresh (MLR) of UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy Aster missiles. OCCAR signed the contract with Eurosam for the MLR of French Navy and Air and Space Force Asters in January 2020.

The French Navy Horizon-class anti-air frigate FS Forbin detected, tracked and destroyed a supersonic target with an Astor 30 missile on 21 May 2021 during exercise ‘Formidable Shield 2021'. (Marine Nationale/Rachel Bodier)

Eurosam did not specify what the MLR involves, but the French version of its 9 July press release on the subject referred in its headline to re-engining Aster instead of the MLR headlining the English and Italian versions. OCCAR said on its website on 5 July that the MLR for the three nations would involve retrofitting 1,000 Aster missiles for 13 years starting in 2023 for a total value of EUR1.2 billion (USD1.4 billion).

The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signed a contract on 9 June with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium co-owned by MBDA and Thales for the mid-life refresh (MLR) of UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy Aster missiles. OCCAR signed the contract with Eurosam for the MLR of French Navy and Air and Space Force Asters in January 2020.

The French Navy Horizon-class anti-air frigate FS Forbin detected, tracked and destroyed a supersonic target with an Astor 30 missile on 21 May 2021 during exercise ‘Formidable Shield 2021'. (Marine Nationale/Rachel Bodier)

Eurosam did not specify what the MLR involves, but the French version of its 9 July press release on the subject referred in its headline to re-engining Aster instead of the MLR headlining the English and Italian versions. OCCAR said on its website on 5 July that the MLR for the three nations would involve retrofitting 1,000 Aster missiles for 13 years starting in 2023 for a total value of EUR1.2 billion (USD1.4 billion).

The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signed a contract on 9 June with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium co-owned by MBDA and Thales for the mid-life refresh (MLR) of UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy Aster missiles. OCCAR signed the contract with Eurosam for the MLR of French Navy and Air and Space Force Asters in January 2020.

The French Navy Horizon-class anti-air frigate FS Forbin detected, tracked and destroyed a supersonic target with an Astor 30 missile on 21 May 2021 during exercise ‘Formidable Shield 2021'. (Marine Nationale/Rachel Bodier)

Eurosam did not specify what the MLR involves, but the French version of its 9 July press release on the subject referred in its headline to re-engining Aster instead of the MLR headlining the English and Italian versions. OCCAR said on its website on 5 July that the MLR for the three nations would involve retrofitting 1,000 Aster missiles for 13 years starting in 2023 for a total value of EUR1.2 billion (USD1.4 billion).