France Flies SyLEx Rocket For Nuclear SLBM Development

launch of the SyLEx rocket
Credit: DGA
France has used the second flight of ArianeGroup’s SyLEx sounding rocket to validate technology for its nuclear deterrent, French defense armament agency DGA said Nov. 4. The Nov. 4 mission at the Biscarrosse test range “marks a significant technological milestone in the development of the payload...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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