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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle test fire Aster 15 missile

[Aster 15 launch]As part of the rise to power of the carrier battle group, 29 March 2012, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle conducted a test firing of Aster 15 missile while underway in the Mediterranean.

This is the eighth such firing in the history of the R91 aircraft carrier. The last launch of Aster 15 took place on February 17, 2010.

The objective of the test firing was to check the status of live ammunition, the proper functioning of the SAAM weapon system and train the crew in the handling and implementation of such weapon.

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