The history of cooperation between the Indian Army and MBDA goes right back to the origins of the anti-tank missile and has provided the Indian Army with battle-winning anti-tank systems ever since. The first cooperation effort was on the first generation SS11B1 anti-tank missile that served in the Indian Army with distinction for many years. Throughout this time the missile was not just used by the Indian Army but made by Indian industry, with the SS11B1 cooperation programme between MBDA and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).

This highly-successful cooperation was followed by another great success—the manufacture of the MBDA-designed MILAN missile in India. This missile, which continues to serve with the Indian Army providing reliable and combat-proven anti-tank performance, i