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Akeron MP system on display (Dubai Airshow, 2021) The MMP programme originated in 2009 [7] to develop a successor to MBDA's forty-year old MILAN. This was particularly in response to a French urgent operational requirement which had also led to the purchase of the US-made Javelin in 2010, rather than additional MILAN missiles; [8] 260 Javelins were ordered because of the missile's fire-and ...
The Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS) is a joint programme developed by France, Italy, and the United Kingdom for an integrated anti-aircraft warfare system. The prime contractor is EUROPAAMS, a joint venture between Eurosam (66%) and UKAMS (33%).
From 1971, the main land-based component of the French nuclear deterrent (force de dissuasion) was the S2 missile. In 1973, a programme was started to develop a second-generation "ground-ground ballistic strategic" (SSBS in French) missile, completed in 1980. Two groups totaling 18 S2 missile silos were upgraded to the S3 standard.
The Masurca missile was a first-generation naval surface-to-air missile system developed and used by the French Navy.Planned as the primary air defence missile system of the first generation of French guided missile ships, it was used only aboard the two Suffren-class frigates and as a retrofit to the cruiser Colbert.
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The contract covered serial production of the M51 for 10 years, with the company to be responsible for sustained readiness support throughout the missile's life. [10] [11] The M51 performed its first flight test (unarmed) on 9 November 2006 from the French missile flight test centre in Biscarrosse . The target was reached twenty minutes later ...
Naval surface-to-air missiles of France (4 P) Pages in category "Surface-to-air missiles of France" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The SS.11 is a French manual command to line of sight wire-guided anti-tank missile manufactured by Nord Aviation. It is also available in the air-to-ground version, AS.11, which featured a stabilized sighting system. The AS.11 was also known as the AGM-22 in American service. It is among the earliest guided anti-tank missiles, entering service ...