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Friday, July 13, 2012

First Full Firing of MBDA's MdCN Missile is a Success ‎

Storm Shadow/SCALP EGThe French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has carried out the first full firing of the MdCN naval cruise missile.

The test, which took place on 9th July 2012 at the “DGA Essais de missiles” test centre in Biscarosse, was representative of a firing from a frigate.

All the objectives were achieved, notably the validation of the missile’s terminal phase with its autonomous guidance using infrared scene recognition.

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