France Fires New Submarine-launched Ballistic Missile in First At-sea Test

France conducted the first at-sea firing of its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile on Tuesday. The French Navy’s nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine SNLE Le Vigilant (S618) launched an M51.3 SLBM – minus its nuclear warhead – off the coast of Finistère, France. The missile landed in the North Atlantic, several hundred kilometers from any coastline, reads a French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs news release. The launch was the first time the M51.3, which entere

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