France Test-Fires New Long-Range Rocket Launcher
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After testing with ArianeGroup, and successfully, at the beginning of May, a long-range ground strike missile, Thales has just announced the success of new test shots, this time of its X-Fire missile launcher. A machine that has a range of 150 kilometers.
France test-fires new long-range rocket launcher
Thales completed the first successful test firings of its new X-Fire multiple rocket launcher, confirming that France is moving at serious pace toward a sovereign long-range strike capability that does not depend on foreign ammunition for its core operational function. The system, developed jointly with French vehicle manufacturer Soframe and mounted on an agile 8×8 […]
A few days after a successful test shot of the FLP-t sovereign ballistic ammunition, Thales Group demonstrated the performance of a new long range missile launcher Specialist of the
Thales Successfully Conducts First Live Firing of Sovereign X-Fire Launcher for Long-Range Land Strike Operations
French defense company Thales has successfully completed the first live firing of its sovereign X-Fire launcher, a major milestone in the development of France’s long-range land strike capabilities under the FLP-t program. The launcher was developed in partnership with Soframe and is designed to provide armed forces with a flexible and sovereign deep-strike solution capable of deploying both national and allied munitions. The successful test fur…
To replace the French Army's aging Unitary Rocket Launchers (LRU), the 2024-2030 Military Programming Law (LPM) prioritizes the development of a sovereign solution. Hence the FLP/T (Long-Range/Ground Strike) innovation partnership, for which the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) selected two industrial groups: ArianeGroup/Thales (with the FLP-T rocket)... This article, "Deep-Based Fire: Developed by Thales and Soframe, the X-Fire Launcher …
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