The sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva has been among a range of incidents and geopolitical developments in recent years that has brought the issue of coastal defence back into the minds of government and defence decision-makers.
The Italian MoD’s multi-year programme documents (DPP) detailing its current and planned acquisition projects has provided new details of funding for its 2023–25 naval missile programmes.
The Marte Extended Range (ER) anti-ship missile is in full-scale production, an MBDA spokesperson told at the DIMDEX exhibition, held in Doha, Qatar, in late March. Janes MBDA's Marte ER anti-ship missile is in full-scale production. The N/G.