# MBDA awarded contract to develop next-generation MICA NG missile

The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded MBDA a contract for the MICA NG (Missile d'Interception et de Combat Aérien Nouvelle Génération) programme to develop the next generation of the MICA missile, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-11-09
- Where: France
- Status: announced
- Products: MICA NG missile, air-to-air missile
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [MBDA](https://endata.com/companies/33842.md)
- [Direction Générale de l'Armement](https://endata.com/companies/21251.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20210117064451/https:/www.mbda-systems.com/press-releases/mbda-to-develop-the-next-generation-of-the-mica-missile/), 2018-11-09: "The French Defence Procurement Agency DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has awarded MBDA the contract for the MICA NG programme to develop the next generation of the MICA missile."

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