France Shows ASMPA-R Missile For First Time

ASMPA-R

The first image of the ASMPA-R was published by the French defense ministry on Nov. 13, although some editing has been performed on the intakes of the weapon.

Credit: French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans
France has published images of its newly upgraded ASMPA-R nuclear-tipped standoff missile for the first time, following a successful second firing. The ASMPA-R was fired from a French Navy Dassault Rafale M following the weapon’s formal entry into service, Catherine Vautrin, France’s minister of the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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