ATLAS RC 2016

Previous approach
Of the Spanish Customer up to 2015

RESPONSIBILITY

Coast deployment Land deployments In land Protection

Protection abroad rotection abroad latter depployment abroad

ARMY
MARINES EADA
GAAAs/BRIPAC/ Legion/

2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Mistral Program in DGAM
….
Ammunition Paradropping M4 concept……
ATLAS RC/ SIMBAD SP ATLAS/ SIMBAD
Development Production
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 2016 « BREAK »

• Munition contract delayed until there is a government

• R&D contracts require advise from many organizations
in MoD and might delay munition acquisition.
• Army and Air Force claim for the munition ASAP
• DGAM decides launching small contract to initiate the
M3 footprint:
• R&D Contract entitled “evolution study from M1 to
M3” launched in 8/2016
• New strategy: contracts lower than 15M€ do not
require Cabinet’s approval and can be run in parallel
with munition acquisition.
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 Mistral ground-based launchers

• Two vehicle-mounted Mistral launchers types are

currently marketed
• MPCV is a high-end, remote-controlled 4-munition
launcher integrated in armored vehicles
• Can fire on-the-move
• Largely sold to in Export countries. Price level 5M€

• Atlas/Albi are basically 2-munition launchers

mounted on light vehicles, not remote-controlled
• 8 customers
• UPC 0,8M€ class (without vehicle)

• To increase market share, Mistral needs a light remote-

controlled launcher, more affordable than MPCV
• First market assessments from SBD are:
• 220 units for Export+Domestic (2020-28)

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 MBDA Inner approach

• 2015: ATLAS RC has no domestic launching customer: Spain

might be the first one
• MBDA Sp has te be developped and an Atlas RC might be
the first:
• INSTALAZA should host the system integration (as
missile integration is already planned)
• SpMoD could be engaged for NRC funding
• SP local production to be promoted in subsystems
• First step is an internal feasibility study funded by IRAD
• One Spanish engineer could be temporary seconded in
Mistral team to participate to Atlas RC concept study and
Spanish Supply Chain set-up evaluation
• French-Spanish Project team should carry out the concept
based on export and Spanish requirements

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 Atlas RC project
4-Munition Version

• In S1 2015, a light-turret launcher was explored, in a 4-munition

version as a first approach
• Common CPS and target UPPs provided by Export Sales and
SBD Fr
• CPS for Missile fired from a stationary vehicle is a major driver
for costs.
• Potential market Domestic+export =200units for the period 2019
• Findings:
• A promising performance / cost ratio product is possible
• UPC ≈800k€
• Nevertheless, the Business Case for Mistral is not viable
without a launching customer to participate for
development costs (30M€ class), and no such customer
is identified today by Export.

An alternative approach for developing a new Mistral light launcher is now envisaged, in which the
Spanish customer is both partly funding NRC and the first customer

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 Main characteristics

• Firing unit : bi-missile (extendable to 4) tele-operated by an operator

(extendable to 2)
• 2 axis, nx360, turret; used vehicle stopped
• System autonomous or coordinated with a C2
• Observation : IR camera, IFF (in option)
• Localisation : GPS, IMU (low cost)
• Communication : radio + inter-communication (headset)
• Integration into a vehicle
– Pickup configuration or « intern vehicle » configuration
– Reduced mass and dimensions
– Integration into the vehicle cabin limited to the minimum (MMI) for the pickup
configuration
– Electrical interface with the vehicle limited to the minimum (thanks to a power
generator)

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 Architecture

Interface gérée IHM

MMI
matériellement
Clé système
Launcher Baie
Turret
Activation missile Tourelle
Firing & safety
Sécurité de mise à feu
Case
commands
Tir Interface gérée
logiciellement
Missile
MLU
launcher
&
Dalle tactile / retour vidéo
Touch screen sensor
Commande tourelle
Turret command
Accrochage / décrochage
Missile lock on
Turret
Tourelle

System
Baie
Case
Véhicule
Platform

Possible variant for Power

Power
launcher architecture generation
generation

Logistics
Missiles

Space allocation for

system & mission logistics

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 First IRAD STP including Spain

• WP100: CPS (Cardinal Points Specification)

including Spanish inputs
• WP200: Prospect of Spanish suppliers for turret
and vehicle case.
• WP300: Mechanical and logical interfaces
• WP400: Second round to NRCs

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 Actuals

• Spanish CPS is 90% shaped, pending on user approval.

• Looking for Spanish MoD engagement via a Co-
Contract process with INTA.
• Spanish Suppliers identified.
• Spanish funding of the prototype conditioned to
“Spanish Product” (supporting MBDA ES grow
strategy). Budget estimated around 15M€ for 2017 -
2019. Bid launched to be quoted in 2016.

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 Atlas-RC

• W100 : CPS: First discussions with the Spanish customer (Army and
Air force)
NEED VALUE
Number of missiles 2 ready to fire, 4 stored
Gun Not required
IRST Not required
IFF Optional
Laser Not required
Firing on the move Not required
Interface with command post TBD/ as open as possible

Radio PR4G
Crew 2 persons (1 operator, 1 logistic / driver)
Vehicule URO Vamtac S3
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 Atlas-RC

• W100 : CPS
– First draft of the Spanish Atlas-RC written
• Involvement of MBDA Spain in the writing of the Spanish Atlas-RC CPS
– CPS finalized within MBDA
– Main point still opened concerning the power generator
– To be discussed with customer in 11/16

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 Atlas-RC

• W200 : Spanish supply chain

• For the moment 2 main equipment's are considered
• Turret
• Mechanical Platform
– Turret
• RFI send to different company : Mecanizados Escribano, TEM Gorris,
CESA, SAPA, Proytecsa
• Answer received from ME, CESA and Proytecsa
• RFP for the turret supplier to be launched soon
– Platform
• RFI send to 2 company :
• Tecnove
• Unibus

• Answer received from Tecnove

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 Atlas-RC

Equipment case Tecnove INEO

supplier

NRC TBC xxx€

RC xxxk€ xxxk€

Comments Good experience

with UROVESA and
Spanish customer

• RFP for the equipment case to be launched soon

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 Atlas-RC

Turret Mecanizados CESA Proytecsa ACCIM IxBlue

supplier Escribano

NRC xXXm€ XXXm€ XXXm€ XXXm€ XXm€

RC XXXk€ XXXk€ XXXk€ XXXk€ XXXk€

Comments Low level of No turret No turret Reuse of an Turret

technical and experience experience existing turret experience
commercial Turret Turret for IR sight,
details capable of 4 capable of 4 antenna
Reuse of a missiles missiles
machine gun Good level of Good level of
turret technical technical
No mention details details
of 4 missiles
turret
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 Conclusiones con ME

• ME es el proveedor de torre más indicado, pero

– MBDA está obligada a un proceso de evaluación de proveedores
– NRC altos para partir de una torreta ya diseñada
– MBDA está solicitando un “design to Specs”: El objetivo es un
producto propio. La licencia al MoD Español se da por hecha, pero
no con terceros (hay participación de la DGA en el lanzador)
– la respuesta al RFI implica a día de hoy un alto riesgo por el bajo
nivel de detalle (esperamos mitigarlo con la respuesta a la RFP)
– ME no se compromete a garantizar no incluir componentes ITAR
(es un requisito fundamental en la estrategia de MBDA: Grupo
europeo => Sin restricciones USA)
– ME es proveedor de MBDA pero también de Raytheon,
Rafael….competencia directa de MBDA

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 Conclusiones globales en Atlas-RC

• En el acuerdo marco firmado en junio de 2016 entre INTA y MBDA este es

el proyecto que tiene mayor probabilidad de éxito por cumplir:
• Estar en un entorno de necesidad del Ministerio de Defensa en
concreto para al menos ET y EA
• Ayudar al desarrollo de MBDA Es con un primer producto propio
• Aprovechar capacidades del INTA
• Incluir tecnología y producción española y en España
• Tener un mercado potencial de exportación que aseguraría la
rentabilidad el proyecto y el retorno de la inversión al Ministerio de
Defensa
• Dotar a las FFAA Españolas de un sistema versátil que puede cubrir
la necesidad operativa de defensa de corto alcance con alta
movilidad (HM SHORAD) a un coste más que razonable en un
tiempo razonable

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 Acciones inmediatas

• Firmar el NDA entre INTA y MBDA

• Cerrar acuerdo de repartición de paquetes de trabajo INTA/ MBDA (WBS/
Workshare)
• Redactar acuerdo de repartición de paquetes de trabajo y tareas y
firmarlo (SoW)
• Presentar el proyecto conjunto a ET (MAAA), EA (EADA), EME , EMA y
DGAM/ GESPRO.
• Completar/ corregir el CPS con la información contrastada de ET y EA.
• Preparar el estudio de previabilidad técnica para su presentación a
DGAM, EMA y EME con el objetivo de capturar presupuesto de
lanzamiento para el desarrollo con inicio en 2017. Antes de 10/12/16
• Explorar las posibles fuentes de financiación adicionales a las del
MINISDEF

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 Progreso del Estudio

• MBDA ya dispone de costes estimados de proveedores españoles

carrozado y torreta. Se lanzan las RFP para finalizar la evaluación de
proveedores interna: La respuesta de ME debería cumplir con los
compromisos adquiridos con MBDA en la reunión de 09/11/2016.
• El 20 de noviembre se deberían tener los costes estimados para los
paquetes de trabajo correspondientes a cada uno de los participantes
para el desarrollo del prototipo y análisis financiero del caso de negocio
• OBJETIVO: presentar el estudio con la configuración industrial siguiente:
• TECNOVE para el carrozado
• ME para la torreta
• URO para la versión base del producto (Aunque no se incluya en el
alcance del producto)
• Considerando la inclusión de un sensor de IR de fabricación española

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