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Second Successful MBDA MMP Land Combat Missile Test

Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

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Second Successful MBDA MMP Land Combat Missile Test

MMP Photo: MBDA

MBDA conducted a second successful test of the MMP (Missile de Moyenne Portée or Medium Range Missile) land combat missile on Feb. 12 at the French Procurement Agency DGA Techniques Terrestres site in Bourges, France.The missile was fired against a steel target positioned at an intermediate range. The test was carried out in lock on before launch mode (fire-and-forget) using the missile seeker's color tv channel.“All aspects of the test, covering launch, flight trajectory and target impact, took place optimally…

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