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Defense

France’s new M51.3 nuclear missile makes first submarine launch

France’s defense procurement agency (DGA) announced on October 6, 2026, that the French Navy’s ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Le Vigilant had successfully carried out an acceptance firing of an unarmed M51.3 submarine-launched ballistic missile. The firing was conducted as part of…

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