{"id":336892,"date":"2025-08-11T22:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/336892\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T22:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:58:16","slug":"france-validates-aster-30-b1nt-missile-in-second-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/336892\/","title":{"rendered":"France Validates Aster 30 B1NT Missile in Second Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/militaryai.ai\/\" aria-label=\"Military AI banner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Military-AI-banner.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"1470\" height=\"620\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>France has conducted a second successful test of the Aster 30 B1 New Technology (B1NT) surface-to-air missile, confirming its extended range and enhanced interception capability.<\/p>\n<p>The launch, building on an <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2024\/10\/14\/eurosam-tests-aster30b1-missile-firsttime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2024 trial<\/a>, took place at the Essais de Missiles range in southwestern France under the OCCAR-led <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2025\/08\/01\/aster-air-defense-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trilateral air defense program<\/a> with Italy and the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration validated the missile\u2019s ability to engage targets at expected range and higher altitudes, improving performance against unpredictable, low-signature, and high-speed threats, including ballistic and hypersonic missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Aster 30 B1NT will arm the SAMP\/T NG next-generation medium-range missile system, which integrates Leonardo\u2019s Kronos Grand Mobile High Power radar, upgraded command-and-control, and enhanced data fusion.<\/p>\n<p>The SAMP\/T NG mobile system can be prepared in under 30 minutes, a multi-function radar capable of detecting and identifying targets over 350 kilometers (217 miles), an engagement module, and up to six launcher modules with eight-missile slots each.<\/p>\n<p>Once approved, the Aster 30-SAMP\/T suite will be equipped on Paris and Rome\u2019s naval platforms, including the Horizon-class frigates, with additional distribution across the French Air and Space Force, Italian Army, and Italian Air Force.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MBDA, which produces the Aster family, said in the Essais de Missiles test\u2019s announcement that Aster missile output has risen 500 percent to meet European demand and replenish stockpiles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis firing is a great achievement for the bilateral ASTER B1NT and SAMP\/T NG programmes managed by OCCAR,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/eurosam.com\/successful-aster-b1nt-firing-qualifying-the-long-range-performance-of-the-missile-and-the-samp-t-ng-air-defence-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Eurosam, a joint venture between MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and Thales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the dedication and professionalism of Eurosam, MBDA and Thales teams, OCCAR, and experts\u2026this success is an important step forward for the development of these new cutting-edge Air Defence assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About the Aster 30 B1NT<\/p>\n<p>The Aster 30 B1NT measures 5 meters (16 feet) in length, weighs 450 kilograms (992 pounds), and has a diameter of 180 millimeters (7 inches).<\/p>\n<p>It has a range of 150 kilometers (93 miles), an operational altitude of 25,000 meters (82,020 feet), and a speed of up to Mach 4.5 (5,557 kilometers\/3,453 miles per hour).<\/p>\n<p>The weapon features a radar guidance seeker system, upgraded guidance algorithms, and high agility through aerodynamic control and thrust-vectoring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"France has conducted a second successful test of the Aster 30 B1 New Technology (B1NT) surface-to-air missile, 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