Archive · 7 Nov 2025
AXISCADES and MBDA Expand Defence Partnership with New Facilities
Two companies, AXISCADES from India and MBDA from Europe, are working together more closely.
They just opened a new bigger place in Bengaluru, India, where they will build special testing equipment for advanced weapons and missile systems.
This is an expansion of a partnership they've had for ten years.
They are also planning to build another large facility in Hyderabad.
This helps India make more of its own advanced technology, which is called 'Make in India', and allows them to build these important defence systems locally.
It's like building a bigger factory to make important tools for defence more efficiently.
AXISCADES and MBDA inaugurated an expanded test bench facility at AXISCADES' Aeroland campus in Bengaluru.
The new facility will enable mass production of advanced test benches for MBDA’s missile and launcher platforms.
AXISCADES is establishing a dedicated MBDA system integration centre in Bengaluru and a Missile Atmanirbhar Complex in Hyderabad.
The partnership aims to strengthen 'Make in India' objectives and accelerate missile technology localization.
The expansion represents a significant scaling up of a decade-long collaboration between the two companies.
- Who
- AXISCADES Aerospace & Technologies and MBDA
- What
- Expanded their defence partnership by inaugurating new production and test bench facilities.
- When
- November 6, 2025
- Where
- Devanahalli, Bengaluru (Aeroland campus, Atmanirbhar Cluster) and Hyderabad, India
- Why
- To scale up production of advanced test benches for missile and launcher platforms, strengthen 'Make in India' objectives, accelerate missile technology localization, and support global demand.
AXISCADES Viewpoint
MBDA Viewpoint
Contribution to India's Defence Ecosystem
AXISCADES Viewpoint
Dr. Sampath Ravinarayanan emphasized the partnership's alignment with India's missile production ecosystem goals.
MBDA Viewpoint
Florent Duleux stated the new facilities would strengthen Make in India objectives.
- Partnership
- AXISCADES Aerospace & Technologies and MBDA
- Expansion
- Inaugurated expanded test bench facility at Aeroland campus, Devanahalli, Bengaluru.
- New Facilities
- Dedicated MBDA system integration centre in Bengaluru; Missile Atmanirbhar Complex in Hyderabad.
- Purpose of Facilities
- Mass production of advanced test benches for MBDA's missile and launcher platforms; accelerate missile technology localization; large-scale production of next-generation missile systems.
- Partnership Duration
- A decade-long
- AXISCADES Stock Price
- ₹1,400.60, down by ₹73.70 or 5% at 3:20 pm IST on November 6, 2025
