The photo posted by the French defense minister has been edited to not show the missile with the nuclear warhead
A message of power in every direction it seems to send France. The French armed forces today Wednesday carried out the first test launch of an upgraded ASMPA-R air-to-surface missile medium range, which is capable of carrying a nuclear chargethe Minister of Defense announced Sebastian Lecorny.
The new generation ASMPA-R missile was launched by Rafale fighter jet of the strategic forces of the Air Force during an exercise carried out on French territory which included simulated nuclear attack.
The photo posted by the French defense minister has been edited to not show the missile with the nuclear warhead.
Operation Durandal: a Rafale des Forces aériennes stratégiques vient de réalises avec sucesse le premier tir d’essai en vol d’un nuclear missile supersonique ASMPA rénové, sans charge embarquée.
Cette opération, prévéde de longue date, concrétise l’ambition prévéde en loi de… pic.twitter.com/DvEX3h62PV
— Sébastien Lecornu (@SebLecornu) May 22, 2024
France plans to spend the next few years or so 13% of its defense budget to enhance nuclear deterrence capability, including upgrading air-to-surface missiles by 2035.
Greece also has Rafale fighter jets. It is a twin-engine, hang-gliding, multi-role combat aircraft, of French manufacture, covering the entire range of operational missions. It joined the PA arsenal in 2021, and Athens procured 24 aircraft.
Source :Skai
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