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Thursday, November 28, 2013

French Minister of Defense Confirms Launch of ANL FASGW(H) anti-ship missile program


French Defense Minister Jean Yves Le Drian today announced the launch of several new defense programs at the Assemblée Nationale (French Parliament). One of these programs is the ANL (Anti Navire Léger / Light Anti-ship) anti-ship missile made by MBDA. This program is also known as FASGW(H) (Future Anti-Ship Guided Weapon Heavy) in the UK.

With the French green light, the FASG(H) / ANL joint weapon procurement program will finally move forward. A decision long awaited by the Royal Navy who has an urgent need to replace their existing Sea Skua missiles.

The original aim was to withdraw the old Sea Skua along with the current Lynx helicopters, while rolling into service the new Wildcat helicopter in 2015 with FASGW(H) already available and integrated.

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