MBDA Deluge

Deluge is a low-cost, long-range attack munition that MBDA is developing for mass raids against defended targets, and it was previously known as the One Way Effector. MBDA describes it as having a wingspan of three metres, a payload of about 50 kilograms, a turbojet engine, a speed of about 400 kilometres per hour and a range of up to 500 kilometres. It is launched from the ground in coordinated salvoes to saturate enemy air defences and navigates autonomously to preset coordinates. It is designed to be built at high rates, with a standard warhead and fuel, an easy to produce airframe and partnerships with civilian mass-production industries. MBDA reports a first prototype flight in September 2025, a first live firing in November 2025 and a first contract from the French defence procurement agency DGA, with a first production batch planned for 2027.