The UK and Poland to cooperate on the development of a new missile

14 July, 2023 CAMM SAM. Photo credits: MBDA UK The United Kingdom and Poland will jointly work on the project of a 'Future Common Missile'.

This is reported by the official website of the British government. The countries are seeking to develop a common missile based on the British Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) family. The development is being conducted to deepen the cooperation of the defense sector of the United Kingdom and Poland.

Photos of the promising CAMM-MR missile as part of the air defense system of the Polish Type 31 frigates.

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The new missile project is known as CAMM-MR. The range of the missile is 100 km, this will allow Poland to get a new long-range system to replace the S-125 and S-200 SAMs.

SAM with Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) missiles. Photo: MBDA

Defense cooperation between the UK and Poland

The Strategic Partnership Plan between the United Kingdom and Poland, signed on 5 July 2023, has strengthened cooperation in the defense industry between the two countries.

The plan is based on the defense cooperation agreement signed in 2017. The key to the partnership is building next-generation capabilities for both countries' armed forces. The first major agreement between the two countries was the export of the AH140 multipurpose frigates to Poland.

The country ordered three frigates of this type, with construction at Polish shipyards. In addition, Poland will manufacture individual structural elements for the British project as well.

Polish AH140 frigate. Photo credits: Babcock

CAMM missiles are an integral part of the air defense of the AH140 (Type 31) frigates.

Missiles are mounted in the Mk.41 Vertical Launching System cells. Moreover, the British developer and manufacturer of missiles MBDA UK received a multibillion-dollar contract for the production of CAMM missiles for Poland. Missiles of this type are used in PILICA+ and Mala Narew air defense systems.

The contract is estimated at 2.4 billion dollars.

This is the largest agreement in the European part of NATO in the niche of short-range air defense systems.

Stationary version of the launcher with CAMM missiles.

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In addition to missiles, MBDA UK manufactures modular launchers that can be used as stationary air defense systems.