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MBDA Aster surface to air missile to be tested against supersonic target

Major Shaitan Singh

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The Marine Nationale (French Navy) will test the naval version of the Aster 30 against a US made GQM 163A Coyote simulating a sea skimming supersonic anti-ship missile. This follows the succesful interception of an Israeli made Black Sparrow missile (simulating a SCUD missile) by Aster SAM.

The GQM-163 Coyote is a supersonic seaskimming target built by Orbital Sciences and used by the United States Navy since 2006 for target practice.

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The GQM 163A Coyote flies at Mach 2,5 (3000 km/h) with an altitude of less than 5 meters and it can conduct evasive maneuvers. It was designed to simulate the Russian made missiles that Western fleets may face such as the SS-N-22 (P-270 Moskit), SS-N-26 (P-800 Oniks, Yakhont) or the Brahmos.

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The Aster familly of SAM missiles (15 and 30) made by MBDA has established itself as a technical success. They are the result of cooperation between France and Italy

This will come to India with Rafale I beleive
 
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^^^ No its a ship based missile, not a air to air missile, so india wont be getting it at least not with rafale.
 
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I am making a pistol which can fire human waste bullet. Hope India will buy it.
 
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