Anglo-French Innovation & Technology Partnership on materials & components for missiles

Anglo French Innovation and Technology Partnership on Materials and Components for Missiles

Author: J.K. Christensen

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and raise awareness of the Innovation and Technology Partnership on Materials and Components for Missiles (MCM ITP) that is being performed under a Technical Arrangement between French Delegation Generale pour l'Armement (DGA) and UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). Both the management structure and technical scope and content of this five-year programme will be presented and discussed. It is hoped that the information may stimulate enquiries from interested parties that may wish to engage with the MCM ITP (enquiries should be directed to the author). In particular reference is made to the first MCM ITP Annual Showcase to be held in Lille 22-23 June 2009 presenting the first year results from around fifty projects on underpinning (low Technology Readiness Level (TRL)) weapons science and technology. These and future MCM ITP projects will provide a portfolio of enabling and cross-cutting research building blocks (technology, tools and techniques) that can be leveraged to meet future military capability challenges and to address emergent requirements for complex weapons and smart munitions. They will serve to address research and development objectives in the 'design and ownership of weapons'; meeting capability and legislative needs whilst reducing cost of ownership and time into service.

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