Successful ASTER B1NT Firing, Qalifying Long-Range Performance Od Missile and SAMP/T NG Air Defence System

Successful Aster B1NT firing demonstrates long-range capability of SAMP/T NG - European Security & Defence

A second Eurosam Aster B1 New Technology (B1NT) missile has recently been successfully launched at the DGA Essais de Missiles … mehr... The post Successful Aster B1NT firing demonstrates long-range capability of SAMP/T NG appeared first on European Security & Defence.

Successful ASTER B1NT Firing, Qalifying Long-range Performance od Missile and SAMP/T NG Air Defence System

A second ASTER B1 New Technology missile (ASTER B1NT), developed by eurosam, was successfully launched at DGA Essais de Missiles test range.

France confirms SAMP/T NG long-range missile capability

France’s defense procurement agency has successfully completed a second development test of the ASTER 30 Block 1NT missile, confirming the long-range interception capabilities of the future SAMP/T NG ‘MAMBA’ air defense system being jointly developed with Italy.  The announcement was made by the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) on July 31, 2025, following a test launch from the DGA missile testing site in Biscarrosse, southwestern France. …

New longer range Aster B1NT missile tested

A second ASTER B1 New Technology (B1NT) missile was successfully test-fired on 30 July at the DGA missile range in Biscarrosse, marking another step in the long-range qualification of the SAMP/T NG air defence system. The launch took place in the presence of representatives from France, Italy and the United Kingdom, the three nations involved in the trilateral FSAF-PAAMS air defence programme coordinated through OCCAR. The firing builds on a pre…