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Another Successful Test of HARDBUT System

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Friday, October 15th, 2010

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The second test firing of the Hard and Deeply Buried Target (HARDBUT) Next Generation Multiple Warhead System (NGMWS) was carried out successfully at the French Biscarrosse test range of the Direction Generale de l'Armement's (DGA) Essais de Missiles on Sept. 14, prime contractor MBDA said. The U.K. Ministry of Defence and the French DGA jointly fund the successful warhead research program, the HARDBUT Technology Demonstration Program (TDP). MBDA is jointly held by BAE Systems, EADS and Finmeccanica. MBDA teams in…

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