MBDA to sell Aster 30 Block 1 and VL MICA to Qatar’s Navy

MBDA Italia has secured a contract worth more than 1 billion euros to supply Aster 30 Block 1 and VL MICA air defense missiles for new warships ordered by the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) from Fincantieri.

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The deal includes orders for the Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missile.