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Saturday, September 22, 2012
French Navy Rafale M test fires a live AM39 Block2 Mod2 Exocet Anti-ship missile for the first time
On September 19, 2012, a French Navy (Marine Nationale) Rafale M was launched from the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) and fired an Exocet anti-ship missile according to the French aerospace magazine Air & Cosmos.
The AM39 Block2 Mod2 Exocet missile, which was live round, destroyed its target at sea.
The test, which was a first for the French Navy (previous tests were conducted either by Dassault or by an evaluation unit), validates the anti-ship missile for future operational use.
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