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The German Navy has launched ballistic missiles from one of its vessels for the first time, reflecting its wider push to enhance its deep strike capabilities given lessons from the war in Ukraine.
The launches were a test firing in the North Atlantic from an F125 frigate, the German Defense Ministry said Sept. 2. The Navy installed two erector launchers on the F224 Sachsen-Anhalt, firing at least two missiles during the test.
Vice Adm. Jan Christian Kaack, the German Navy’s top officer, said he was highly satisfied with the performance. “The potential range of the system tops everything we have known,” he said in a social media post. He called the introduction of the capability a new chapter in Germany’s ability to provide deterrence and defense at sea.
Israel Aerospace Industries said the test involved its LORA ballistic missile, the launcher and a command trailer. “Both the weapon system and the missile successfully met all the trial’s objectives,” IAI said in a Sept. 2 statement.
Germany has long-standing defense ties with Israel, including purchase of the Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system.
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