Cassidian plans further tests with Barracuda UAV

Cassidian is likely to conduct a fourth campaign of flight testing with its Barracuda unmanned air vehicle technology demonstrator from around 2014, with the process to further develop its ability to operate the autonomous system in conjunction with other aircraft.

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Francia comienza las pruebas del misil de crucero naval Scalp/ France has begun flight trials of the MBDA Scalp Naval sea-launched cruise missile

El primer lanzamiento de prueba del misil de crucero naval Scalp, tuvo lugar en el polígono de tiro de Biscarrosse, en Francia, el pasado 28 de Mayo de 2010, aunque no se ha anunciado hasta el quince de junio de 2010.
El misil fue disparado desde un lanzador vertical, que será instalado en las futuras fragatas multipropósito FREMM y en los submarino tipo Barracuda de la Marine Nationale francesa.
Francia pretende disponer de 150 misiles Scalp para sus fragatas FREMM hacia 2014, y 50 en sus submarinos hacia 2017.
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The test firing Scalp Naval missile, took place at France’s missile range at Biscarrosse on May 28, but DGA only announced the event June 15.
The missile was fired from a vertical launcher which would be used for the operational application on the Fremm multipurpose frigate and the Barracuda submarine.
France is looking to field 150 Scalp Navals on Fremm frigates starting in 2014, with the 50 submarine-launched weapons due to come into inventory in 2017.
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