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Friday, November 26, 2010

Europe’s first ever ballistic missile intercept declared a success

Aster 30 - SAMP/T air defence missile systemEUROSAM carried out a system firing at the DGA EM test range located in Biscarrosse (south west France) on 18th October 2010. The missile used was MBDA’s Aster.

The target used for the firing was representative of a medium-range ballistic missile.

All the successive phases of the operational engagement of a ballistic missile ran nominally: target designation transmission to the SAMP/T firing control system, target acquisition by the ARABEL radar, engagement sequence and firing decision, ASTER missile flight sequence and guidance through to target interception. The target was intercepted at the intended range.

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