Last week, France conducted a test of its M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile. France has nearly 300 nuclear weapons, which both aircraft and submarines are capable of delivering. France’s ...

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France has successfully test-fired the latest unarmed version of the M51.3 strategic ballistic missile, a key component of the country's submarine-borne nuclear deterrent wing.

France has successfully test-fired an M51.3 long-range ballistic missile, boosting the credibility of France's nuclear deterrence capabilities, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

On November 18, 2023, over the Bay of Biscay, France successfully launched the latest unarmed version of the three-stage M51.3 strategic ballistic missile that carries the country's submarine ...

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Moreover, the missile carries penetration aids in order to overcome hostile air defenses, while the upgraded M51.2version of this missile, which first entered service in 2015, carries a much more ...

France steps up its nuclear deterrence, in the ever changing European security landscape with test of ASMPA-R supersonic nuclear-capable missile. French DGA agency (Directorate General of ...

France's defence procurement agency, Directorate General of Armament (DGA), has successfully test-fired an M51.3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) for the first time. The test-launch was ...

France has successfully test-fired an M51.3 long-range ballistic missile, boosting the credibility of France's nuclear deterrence capabilities, the defence ministry said on Sunday.