{"id":425,"date":"2026-06-22T07:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/425\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T07:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:40:08","slug":"terma-and-mbda-join-forces-to-strengthen-europes-defense-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/425\/","title":{"rendered":"Terma and MBDA Join Forces to Strengthen Europe&#8217;s Defense Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership brings together MBDA, a global leader in complex weapon systems, and Terma, Denmark\u2019s largest defense company, in strengthening European resilience and industrial base. The importance of the deal was underlined by the attendance of French Minister Delegate for Industry S\u00e9bastien Martin and Danish Minister of Business and Competitiveness Martin Lidegaard. The deal is expected to generate new defense solutions, strengthen Danish industry, and support future export growth for both companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terma press release<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement, signed at Eurosatory by Terma CEO Henriette Hallberg Thygesen and MBDA CEO Eric B\u00e9ranger in the presence of Denmark\u2019s Minister for Business and Competitiveness, Martin Lidegaard and French Minister Delegate for Industry S\u00e9bastien Martin builds on a longstanding partnership between the two companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cooperation goes beyond traditional industrial participation and includes joint development activities\u00a0in the naval domain.\u00a0The agreement also creates significant export potential and will enable Terma and MBDA to develop new solutions that help allies strengthen their air defense capabilities and maritime security.<\/p>\n<p>A significant step in the European direction<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement represents a significant step in Terma\u2019s continued growth as a leading European defense company and creates new opportunities to develop advanced solutions together with one of Europe\u2019s foremost defense industry players. It also provides access to new international opportunities through MBDA\u2019s global market presence and customer base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy combining MBDA\u2019s world-class missile expertise with Terma\u2019s advanced maritime systems capabilities, we are strengthening both Danish and European defense. This partnership builds on a strong and trusted relationship and allows us to develop new solutions together, expand our export opportunities, and further strengthen the competencies that are critical to Europe\u2019s future security.\u201d says Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, CEO of Terma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis agreement marks the first step of a long-term cooperation with Terma and the Danish industry. It reflects on MBDA\u2019s DNA of cooperation to develop\u00a0innovative solutions meeting the needs of the armed forces and strengthening our European defence capabilities.\u00a0It also reinforces our partnership with Denmark, after the selection of our sovereign air defence systems to protect its skies.\u201d\u00a0says Eric B\u00e9ranger, CEO of MBDA.<\/p>\n<p>Significant activity across Terma\u2019s locations<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal represents significant development, integration, and production activities that will be carried out in Denmark across Terma\u2019s locations in Lystrup, S\u00f8borg, and Grenaa, as well as among relevant Danish industrial partners. The agreement will strengthen Danish defense industry competencies while supporting highly specialized jobs and long-term industrial development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership demonstrates how strong international industrial cooperation can support both economic growth and defense capability development. It also highlights the importance of ensuring that Danish companies play an active role in developing and delivering critical capabilities for allied nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By bringing together MBDA\u2019s missile expertise and Terma\u2019s maritime systems competencies, the cooperation contributes to a stronger and more integrated European Defence Technological and Industrial Base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 End \u2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The partnership brings together MBDA, a global leader in complex weapon systems, and Terma, Denmark\u2019s largest defense company,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":426,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14,217,218],"class_list":["post-425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-defence-industry","tag-mbda","tag-terma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}