MBDA-Numalis to Work on Artificial Intelligence Solutions for Missile Systems

MBDA's plan to acquire a stake in Numalis, a French company will help the former build Artificial Intelligence-based solutions for use in missile systems to detect, track, intercept and destroy aerial targets. "Numalis will give us access to essential building blocks of the future validation – and ultimately certification – processes for the AI-based applications used in our missile systems," said Éric Béranger, CEO of MBDA. The company announced its plan to buy a stake in the French firm on Monday. "Whilst AI holds a lot of promise, it remains a highly complex concept to validate and integrate into systems where error is not acceptable. Because it develops sovereign mission-critical products, MBDA has decided to invest in Numalis in order to benefit from its expertise and solutions," MBDA said in a statement.