Saturday, April 12, 2014

French DGA completes second qualification firing of MdCN missile

missile de croisière navalThe French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has successfully completed the second qualification firing of missile de croisière naval (MdCN) from the DGA missile test range at Biscarrosse, France.

The MdCN validated its flight capabilities at high altitude following its launch from a platform representing a vessel.

In 2006, the DGA awarded a contract to MBDA for the supply of 200 MdCN missiles for installation on the French Navy's Frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) ships and its Barracuda nuclear-powered attack submarines by 2014 and 2018 respectively.

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