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MBDA Akeron MBT 120

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AKERON MBT 120 is an MBDA concept for a gun-launched, non-line-of-sight missile that fits the 120 millimetre smoothbore guns of main battle tanks. MBDA launched it at the DSEI show in London in September 2025. It matches the dimensions of existing NATO 120 millimetre rounds, so it can sit in a tank's ordinary ammunition stowage without changing the platform signature. MBDA gives it a non-line-of-sight range of one to five kilometres, a passive seeker, a boost rocket motor with low-smoke propellant and an armour-defeating warhead, and says it uses commercial off-the-shelf components and AI-enabled targeting software. It is meant to fill the gap between infantry weapons such as ENFORCER and AKERON MP and anti-tank overwatch systems such as Surface Launched BRIMSTONE. It remains a concept and no launch customer has been identified.

Facts
Year
2025 1
Significance
A concept for a gun-launched missile with no launch customer identified. 2
Engine Class
Rocket 1
Status
Design only (never built) 1
Comparison
Body Style
Missile 1
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Aviation, Modes
Source MBDA launch AKERON MBT 120, an innovative solution for Main Battle Tanks launched missiles (MBDA)

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MBDA, Networks and Operators
Source MBDA launch AKERON MBT 120, an innovative solution for Main Battle Tanks launched missiles (MBDA)
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Source MBDA launch AKERON MBT 120, an innovative solution for Main Battle Tanks launched missiles (MBDA)Press release, maker
Quote, Press release, maker
Eric Beranger, CEO of MBDA, said
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1. MBDA launch AKERON MBT 120, an innovative solution for Main Battle Tanks launched missiles (MBDA)
  • Press release, summary
    MBDA is taking the opportunity, at DSEI UK 2025, to launch AKERON MBT 120, an innovative solution to provide main battle tanks (MBTs) with an affordable NLOS complex weapon capability to increase efficiency and survivability.
  • Press release, range paragraph
    AKERON MBT 120 provides a 1-5km NLOS range using a passive seeker, boost rocket motor with low-smoke propellant, and an armour-defeating warhead.
  • Press release, heading
    Concept for a gun-launched non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missile for 120mm smoothbore tank guns
  • Press release, launch
    MBDA is taking the opportunity, at DSEI UK 2025, to launch AKERON MBT 120, an innovative solution to provide main battle tanks (MBTs) with an affordable NLOS complex weapon capability to increase efficiency and survivability.
  • Press release, maker
    Eric Beranger, CEO of MBDA, said
  • Of Make: MBDA, Press release, make
    This latest addition to our AKERON family offers our customers a solution for rapid development to an initial capability, spirally developed to enhance the efficiency of their existing platforms in a new way
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Press release, mode
    AKERON MBT 120 provides a 1-5km NLOS range using a passive seeker, boost rocket motor with low-smoke propellant, and an armour-defeating warhead.
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2. UK Defence Journal: MBDA unveils 120mm gun-launched missile concept at DSEI
UK Defence JournalClosing paragraph
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No launch customer has been identified.
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