Next Generation MICA missile

The French Defence Procurement Agency DGA ( Direction Générale de l’Armement) has awarded MBDA contract for the MICA NG ( Missile d’Interception et de Combat Aérien Nouvelle Génération) programme in developing the next generation MICA missile. With deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026, the MICA NG

will be available to arm current and future versions of the Rafale combat aircraft, and intended as replacement for the MICA missiles currently in operational service with the French armed forces and exported to 14 countries worldwide. The NG programme includes an extensive redesign of the current MICA family while keeping the same aerodynamics, mass and centre of gravity so as to minimise the amount of adaptation required to operate the new system with existing platforms and launchers. The unique concept has ensured ongoing success of MICA for two decades: the option of two different seekers (infrared and radio frequency) and two launch modes (rail and ejection) in a single missile casing.