Indicative models of the NGF with the Recoverable Remote Carrier and smaller Expendable Remote Carrier were displayed at the FCAS chalet at Le Bourget. (Janes/Nigel Torp-Petersen)

MBDA is developing a new effector for the Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC) requirement of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) programme, the company announced during a media briefing on 21 June at the Paris Air Show 2023.

The ERC will be stealthy, weigh approximately 400 kg, and have a “play time” of one hour. MBDA said the final size would be dictated by whether or not it needs to fit inside the weapons bay of the New Generation Fighter.

MBDA said it was designing the ERC to operate in collaborative groups which, on release, would work together to achieve the mission commander's desired effects on a given target. MBDA said the ERC would have a modular payload that would comprise of warheads and different sensors, and that can act in unison. The ERC will provide sufficient mass to neutralise future high-end integrated air-defence networks. MBDA said the ERC would feature a degree of autonomy allowing it to prioritise certain tasks.

Indicative models of the NGF with the Recoverable Remote Carrier and smaller Expendable Remote Carrier were displayed at the FCAS chalet at Le Bourget. (Janes/Nigel Torp-Petersen)

MBDA is developing a new effector for the Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC) requirement of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) programme, the company announced during a media briefing on 21 June at the Paris Air Show 2023.

The ERC will be stealthy, weigh approximately 400 kg, and have a “play time” of one hour. MBDA said the final size would be dictated by whether or not it needs to fit inside the weapons bay of the New Generation Fighter.

MBDA said it was designing the ERC to operate in collaborative groups which, on release, would work together to achieve the mission commander's desired effects on a given target. MBDA said the ERC would have a modular payload that would comprise of warheads and different sensors, and that can act in unison. The ERC will provide sufficient mass to neutralise future high-end integrated air-defence networks. MBDA said the ERC would feature a degree of autonomy allowing it to prioritise certain tasks.

Indicative models of the NGF with the Recoverable Remote Carrier and smaller Expendable Remote Carrier were displayed at the FCAS chalet at Le Bourget. (Janes/Nigel Torp-Petersen)

MBDA is developing a new effector for the Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC) requirement of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) programme, the company announced during a media briefing on 21 June at the Paris Air Show 2023.

The ERC will be stealthy, weigh approximately 400 kg, and have a “play time” of one hour. MBDA said the final size would be dictated by whether or not it needs to fit inside the weapons bay of the New Generation Fighter.

MBDA said it was designing the ERC to operate in collaborative groups which, on release, would work together to achieve the mission commander's desired effects on a given target. MBDA said the ERC would have a modular payload that would comprise of warheads and different sensors, and that can act in unison. The ERC will provide sufficient mass to neutralise future high-end integrated air-defence networks. MBDA said the ERC would feature a degree of autonomy allowing it to prioritise certain tasks.

Indicative models of the NGF with the Recoverable Remote Carrier and smaller Expendable Remote Carrier were displayed at the FCAS chalet at Le Bourget. (Janes/Nigel Torp-Petersen)

MBDA is developing a new effector for the Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC) requirement of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) programme, the company announced during a media briefing on 21 June at the Paris Air Show 2023.

The ERC will be stealthy, weigh approximately 400 kg, and have a “play time” of one hour. MBDA said the final size would be dictated by whether or not it needs to fit inside the weapons bay of the New Generation Fighter.

MBDA said it was designing the ERC to operate in collaborative groups which, on release, would work together to achieve the mission commander's desired effects on a given target. MBDA said the ERC would have a modular payload that would comprise of warheads and different sensors, and that can act in unison. The ERC will provide sufficient mass to neutralise future high-end integrated air-defence networks. MBDA said the ERC would feature a degree of autonomy allowing it to prioritise certain tasks.

Indicative models of the NGF with the Recoverable Remote Carrier and smaller Expendable Remote Carrier were displayed at the FCAS chalet at Le Bourget. (Janes/Nigel Torp-Petersen)

MBDA is developing a new effector for the Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC) requirement of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) programme, the company announced during a media briefing on 21 June at the Paris Air Show 2023.

The ERC will be stealthy, weigh approximately 400 kg, and have a “play time” of one hour. MBDA said the final size would be dictated by whether or not it needs to fit inside the weapons bay of the New Generation Fighter.

MBDA said it was designing the ERC to operate in collaborative groups which, on release, would work together to achieve the mission commander's desired effects on a given target. MBDA said the ERC would have a modular payload that would comprise of warheads and different sensors, and that can act in unison. The ERC will provide sufficient mass to neutralise future high-end integrated air-defence networks. MBDA said the ERC would feature a degree of autonomy allowing it to prioritise certain tasks.

Indicative models of the NGF with the Recoverable Remote Carrier and smaller Expendable Remote Carrier were displayed at the FCAS chalet at Le Bourget. (Janes/Nigel Torp-Petersen)

MBDA is developing a new effector for the Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC) requirement of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) programme, the company announced during a media briefing on 21 June at the Paris Air Show 2023.

The ERC will be stealthy, weigh approximately 400 kg, and have a “play time” of one hour. MBDA said the final size would be dictated by whether or not it needs to fit inside the weapons bay of the New Generation Fighter.

MBDA said it was designing the ERC to operate in collaborative groups which, on release, would work together to achieve the mission commander's desired effects on a given target. MBDA said the ERC would have a modular payload that would comprise of warheads and different sensors, and that can act in unison. The ERC will provide sufficient mass to neutralise future high-end integrated air-defence networks. MBDA said the ERC would feature a degree of autonomy allowing it to prioritise certain tasks.