France fired a GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target on a military test range off the coast of France on Apr. 4.
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Photo courtesy of French DGA
France tested the missile as part of a study to buy the GQM-163A to simulate as an anti-ship cruise missile threat.
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