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MBDA To Develop Next-Generation Anglo-French Anti-Ship Missile

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

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MBDA March 27 welcomed the signing of the approximately $831 million demonstration and manufacturing contract for the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (Heavy)/Anti-Navire Léger (FASGW(H)/ANL) missile. FASGW(H)/ANL will equip the Royal Navy’s AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopters and the French Navy’s maritime helicopters. Weighing around 100 kilograms, this modern primarily anti-ship missile will destroy from safe stand-off ranges vessels ranging from Fast Inshore Attack Craft through medium sized Fast Attack Craft up to large vessels such as Corvettes. The missile also has a…

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