MBDA supports Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers’ Sea Viper weapon system

MBDA has received a £175 million contract from the British MoD for further In-Service Support to the Sea Viper weapon system, securing a key capability of the Type 45 fleet. Called ‘Sea Viper Unified Support Environment Period 1’, the contract will cover the continuing in-service support to the Sea Viper weapon system, including the Aster missile that protects the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, for the next five years.