New French Missile
The M51 SLBM is the French Navy's future submarine launched ballistic missile, designed to replace the M45 SLBM (In French terminology the MSBS - Mer-Sol-Balistique-Stratégique “Sea-ground-Strategic ballistic”).
Each missile carries six independently targetable TN 75 thermonuclear warheads.
The three-stage engine of the M51 is directly derived from the propellant boosters of Ariane 5.
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The missiles are a compromise over the M5 SLBM design, which is to have a range of 11,000 km (6,200 miles) and carry 10 TNO MIRV of the new generation (Tête Nucléaire Océanique, “Oceanic nuclear warhead”). The M51 will enter service in 2010.
Flight tests
The M51 performed its first flight test (unarmed) on the 9 November 2006 from the French missile flight test centre in Biscarrosse (Landes). The target was reached twenty minutes later, in the north-west of the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
A second successful test was carried out on the 21 June 2007
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Added: Nov 23 2008 In: education
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Was just thinking ,you know what the world needs is a new missile . ****in idiots .
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "lauriebhoy" (R)
Whirlpool.
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "badMother" (R)
new french missle eh, so what's it programed to do? fly half way to its destination, turn belly up and fly home?
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "Whiskey_Tango_Foxtrot" (R)
Something about "third attempt" in the opening title?
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "jackal452" (R)
its their most sophisticated submarine based missile what can carry multiple nuclear warheads
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?prod=73442&session=dae.27717163.1184130803.7@JAA38AAAEAAAiZ1TkAAAAI&modele=feature
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "fern420" (R)
lol pretty cool except the enemy would see that shit from like a hundred miles away!!!
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "zedude29" (R)
its a new missile that attacks outer space
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "ThRoX" (R)
Is it me or does that look like the worlds largest vibrator?
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "tardturd" (R)
What, does it come with a white flag?
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "dunedad" (R)
Don't be so ridiculous, that is technically impossible to do, or so expensive on fuel that the useful payload would be reduced to just a few milligrams.
No, instead it is intended to deliver several thousands of white flags at once over the enemy lines.
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "Valerie2007" (R)
I know what you mean. The French are supposedly so sophiscated.
So how come it was like watching Thunderbird2 take off?
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "paulingrad" (R)
america is within reach, the french are coming america, get ready
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "rangestorm" (R)
Don't be so ridiculous, that is technically impossible to do, or so expensive on fuel that the useful payload would be reduced to just a few milligrams.
No, instead it is intended to deliver several thousands of white flags at once over the enemy lines.
lmfao
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "Chris586" (R)
Nice showoff stunt!
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "abf_charro" (R)
Missile? For what when they got the whiteflag of massdestruction.
Posted Nov-23-2008 by "Jibbe" (R)