Wednesday, April 20, 2011

MBDA Demos VL Mica Proficiency Against Stand-Off Weapons

MBDA Demos VL Mica Proficiency Against Stand-Off Weapons:

NATO Missile Defense for Europe





"On the 13th April 2011, at the French DGA-Essais Missiles test centre in Biscarosse, South West France, a VL MICA missile launched from a ground based vertical launcher and controlled by a Tactical Operations Centre (TOC) developed by MBDA, intercepted a manoeuvring target flying at medium altitude and at a range greater than 15 km."