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Thursday, November 29, 2007

U.K. Naval Missile Defense Readies For Testing

The U.K.'s Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS) is in the final phases of preparation for end-to-end testing that will begin in France next year.

The Longbow platform that will be used for the trials has arrived in France at the Toulon naval base, in preparation for test firings that will take place at the French missile launch test center near the Ile du Levant in the Mediterranean. The trial phase is supposed to be completed in 2009.

The U.K. earlier this year awarded a contract to the French defense ministry to conduct the PAAMS tests.

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