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Thursday, December 23, 2010

DGA Delivers First MM40 Exocet Block 3 Missiles

Exocet MM40 Block 3Direction générale de l'armement (DGA), the French defense ministry’s armaments agency, on Dec. 6 awarded its operational qualification to the Block 3 version of the MM40 Exocet anti-ship missile, designated MM40B3.

An initial batch of 45 missiles, ordered in December 2008 from prime contractor MBDA, will be delivered to the French navy between end 2010 and mid-2013.

The first four missiles were formally accepted on Dec. 16 by DGA’s quality control department.

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