France is actively testing and deploying the M51.3 submarine-launched ballistic missile.

▶️ France’s President Emmanuel #Macron attended tests of a new #nuclear missile, observing the launch from a #French frigate , Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. According to the AFP, the Navy test-fired the M51.3 submarine-launched ballistic missile, which entered service a year ago. The missile fell in the North Atlantic. Video: Emmanuel Macron/X

🤡 #Macron attended a test of a new #nuclear missile, watching the launch from aboard a #French Navy frigate, Agence France-Presse reports According to AFP, the missile was the third version of the M51 submarine-launched strategic ballistic missile, which entered…

#French President Emmanuel #Macron reportedly observed the launch of a new French M51.3 ballistic missile from the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine S 618 Le Vigilant , a Triomphant -class vessel, while aboard a French Navy frigate off Cape Finisterre on October 6. This was the second M51.3 launch and the first from a ballistic missile submarine. During the successful launch, the missile landed in its designated area in the Atlantic Ocean. The first and previously only M51.