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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="spirit666" data-source="post: 80956" data-attributes="member: 6">Chilean Navy Orders MBDA Seawolf and Exocet Missiles   (Source: MBDA; dated April 26, 2006, released July 13, 2006)    MBDA has been awarded a contract to supply MBDA’s Seawolf Block 2 naval anti-missile system and submarine-launched Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles to the Chilean Navy.   The Seawolf missiles will equip the navy’s ex-Royal Navy Type 22 frigate (Almirante Williams) and three Type 23 Duke Class frigates, due to be transferred from the Royal Navy to the Chilean Navy over the next few years. The Exocet SM39 missiles will be supplied for deployment from the new Scorpene class submarines. The Chilean Navy will operate two Scorpene Class SSK submarines and SM39 will form an important part of the armament alongside the normal torpedo complement.   Jean-Pierre Talamoni, MBDA’s Sales and Business Development Director, said: “This is an extremely significant contract for MBDA from the Chilean Navy as this marks a “first” for MBDA in securing an export contract covering two weapon systems, one from the UK and the other from France, under a single procurement process. This demonstrates our achievement as a company to work with our customers as a truly multi-national organization.”   Marwan Lahoud, Chief Executive Officer, said: “This very important contract seals our longstanding partnership with the Chilean Navy and the relationship will be further deepened as we work with navy to supply and support their missile systems throughout their life.”    BACKGROUND NOTES:   Seawolf is a fully automatic, fast reaction, high speed, warship point defence system offering an effective counter to multiple anti-ship missile and aircraft attack. Seawolf is the principal air defence capability for the UK Royal Navy and is in service with the navies of Brazil, Brunei, Malaysia as well as Chile. The new Block 2 missile, which entered service with the Royal Navy in July 2005, draws on state-of-the-art technology and can be fired from either the conventionally-launched barrels of the Type 22 frigate or from the vertically-launched silos of the Type 23.   The Exocet SM39 is the submarine-launched version of the MBDA Exocet family of stand-off “fire and forget” stealthy anti-ship missiles with skimming flight for engaging high-value naval targets. In service with the French and other navies around the world, Exocet SM39 was also recently ordered by the Indian Navy to arm its new fleet of Scorpene submarines.   With an annual turnover exceeding EUR 3.5 billion, a forward order book of over EUR 14 billion and over 70 customers world wide, MBDA is a world leading, global missile systems company. MBDA currently has 45 missile system and countermeasure programmes in operational service and has proven its ability as prime contractor to head major multi-national projects. MBDA is jointly owned by BAE Systems (37.5%), EADS (37.5%) and Finmeccanica (25%).</blockquote>

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