At Paris Air Show 2011, Thales presents the MMS Multi-Mission System ground and air defense missile system. Threats to civilians and military forces are changing and the diversity of these threats can only be defeated by truly flexible and rapidly deployed defence and security systems. MMS is a unique lightweight, vehicle based, highly automated system capable of delivering a rapid reaction response to threats from the air or the ground.

Thales MMS Multi-Mission system mounted on future vehicle at Paris Air Show 2011

MMS can be integrated into a network enabled force structure and be coordinated with Early Warning Command and Control (C2) systems or it can operate in an autonomous mode for specific missions.

Equipped with the Starstreak missile or other missile systems such as anti-armour systems, or rocket systems, MMS will have the ability to take on a wide spectrum of targets such as Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC), static installations and terrorist platforms, as well as air threats, such as UAV’s and pop-up helicopters.

With the increasing need for Force Protection against conventional and asymmetric threats, MMS provides the multi-mission effects demanded by modern forces.

Thales MMS Multi-Mission ground and air defense missile system mounted on LMV vehicle

The main components of the system are a servo driven turret and the weapon’s operator Human Machine Interface (HMI).