20.12.2004, 18:44
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Zitat:MBDA Completes Storm Shadow / Scalp EG Integration Programme on Rafale
On 3rd December 2004, a French Navy Rafale MO2 combat aircraft took off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and carried out a highly successful firing of MBDA’s STORM SHADOW / SCALP EG long-range cruise missile.
Having landed on the aircraft carrier as part of a convoy the day before, the Rafale took off and headed for the firing zone located in the Gulf of Gascogny in the Atlantic. Released from the Rafale’s centre line station at 20,000 ft and at a speed of Mach 0.8, the STORM SHADOW / SCALP EG missile followed its pre-programmed flight trajectory over the sea and land areas of the CELM (Centre d’Essais des Landes) range towards its designated target.
During the cruise phase, STORM SHADOW / SCALP EG was guided by its combined navigation system (inertial guidance, GPS and infra red imaging terrain profile matching) before hitting the target with extreme precision. In fact the difference between the intended and actual impact points on the target turned out to be lower than the metric accuracy tolerance specified for the missile system.
Commenting on the firing, MBDA Chief Executive Officer Marwan Lahoud said: “This latest result for STORM SHADOW / SCALP EG is a confirmation of the success of the programme, highlighting both the high level of multi- national cooperation involved and the skills of MBDA in advancing the capabilites of Europe’s armed forces. We would never have managed this success in the envisaged timeframe had it not been for the cooperation of all involved: the French Navy and Air Force, the DGA (Délégation Générale pour l’Armement) and the Royal Air Force. The excellence and commitment of the MBDA teams working on the programme has also been of the highest order”.
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