MBDA last week said it successfully completed firings of its Aster 30 missile to demonstrate the effectiveness of the missile. Over the last month, the firings were conducted from the Italian Orizzone frigate Andrea Doria, the French Horizon frigate Forbin and the U.K. trials barge Longbow at two Mediterranean ranges. The trials were conducted over a range of increasingly complex scenarios culminating in a final trial featuring a salvo firing against a sea skimming target performing a high-g terminal maneuver,…
MBDA Successfully Completes Four Aster Missile Shots
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