Schrobenhausen, 8th October 2018 \u2013 The Spanish Ministry of Defence (MOD) and TAURUS
\nSystems GmbH (TSG) signed a contract on 26th of September in Madrid for an upgrade and
\nmaintenance of the operational capability of the TAURUS KEPD 350 Weapon System used
\nby the Spanish Air Force. The contract value is just below 30 million Euros.
\nThe TAURUS KEPD 350 has been in the inventory of the Spanish Air force for 10 years. It is
\ntoday operated on the EF-18 fighter Aircraft. The advanced stand-off missile TAURUS KEPD
\n350 provides, with its very long range and a unique intelligent warhead, an important
\nstrategic and tactical advantage to the Spanish Armed forces. It is optimized for attacking
\ndeep buried bunkers, infrastructure and aerial targets even in anti-access and area denied
\nenvironments.
\nAs part of the contract the operational capability of the Spanish TAURUS will be updated by
\nrobustification and improvement of the navigation system. This will increase the survivability
\nconsiderably beyond the original configuration. With the update, the Weapon System is
\nprepared for highly defended modern scenarios and joint operations environments. The
\nproject will start immediately.<\/p>\n
Notes to Editors<\/strong> Schrobenhausen, 8th October 2018 \u2013 The Spanish Ministry of Defence (MOD) and TAURUS Systems GmbH (TSG) signed a contract on 26th of September in Madrid for an upgrade and maintenance … <\/p>\n
\nTAURUS Systems GmbH (TSG) was founded in 1998 by its shareholders MBDA
\nDeutschland GmbH of Germany and Saab Dynamics AB of Sweden.
\nThe company acts as prime contractor and design authority for the TAURUS KEPD 350E
\nweapon system. The expertise of TSG covers all aspects regarding the development and
\nmanufacture of stand-off weapon systems ranging from initial concept studies to fully
\ndeveloped, ready-to-operate integrated system solutions, such as \u2018effects-based operations\u2019.
\nIt also supports complete solutions during the whole life cycle of each weapon system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"