NIOA and MBDA sign agreement to assess Australian production of Deluge one-way attack munition with up to 500-kilometre range

Australian ammunition producer NIOA and European missile company MBDA signed a memorandum on October 8 at Land Forces 2026 in Perth to assess manufacturing MBDA's Deluge one-way attack munition in Australia. The ground-launched turbojet weapon has a stated range of up to 500 kilometres, a roughly 400 km/h speed, a three-metre wingspan and a 50-kilogram-class payload. MBDA plans an initial production batch for France's Directorate General of Armaments in 2027, following earlier prototype flight and live-firing work. NIOA may examine using locally manufactured M795 shell casings, but the agreement is not an Australian purchase or production contract.