Reported on May 23 by the reference news websiteAccording to Agence France Presse on May 22, French Defense Minister Sebastian Le Corne said that France test fired an upgraded version of the ASMPA-R missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads on May 22.The missile was launched by Rafale fighter.
Lekolny said in the statement that France launched the ASMPA-R missile without payload "at the end of the hypothetical nuclear air strike... in the airspace".
In another post on social platform X, he congratulated all the troops and industrial partners who participated in the "action" and said that the action plan had been long.
The day before the French nuclear missile test, Russia conducted a nuclear drill in its southern military region near the border with Ukraine.
Le Corney said in the statement that the French exercise aims to strengthen the "credibility of air nuclear deterrence" and cooperate with sea based weapons.
According to the report, France plans to spend about 13% of its military budget on developing independent nuclear capabilities in the next few years.(Compiled by Pan Xiaoyan)
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