MBDA planning AI integration for SPEAR cruise missiles

Published on July 22, 2024

MBDA has announced advancements in its Orchestrike collaborative weapons artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year, with plans to integrate this AI into its SPEAR family of cruise missiles.

The new AI capabilities, say the firm at Farnborough Air Show, are designed to enhance coordination between the missiles and the pilot controlling them, aiming to improve overall mission performance.

Eric Beranger, CEO of MBDA, highlighted this development, stating, “Being at the forefront of innovation in AI highlights how MBDA has unique technologies and expertise in Europe for delivering the decisive air domain missile capabilities to enable our armed forces to defend our values and freedoms,” as quoted in the company’s announcement.

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