France has successfully test-fired the Air-Sol Moyenne Portée-Amélioré (ASMP-A) nuclear air-launched cruise missile from the Rafale.
Photos: French Defense Ministry
The test took place on Jun. 11 with a crew from 01/091 fighter squadron taking off with the missile, armed with an inert warhead, from Saint-Dizier’s Air Base 113.
Total mission time was four hours with the fighter getting refueled in the air followed by low-altitude flight before release of the missile.
