Dassault Aviation's Rafale B01, naval version of the fourth generation multirole combat aircraft, has for the first time successfully fired, by ejection release, a Matra BAe Dynamics Mica missile, with inertial guidance, at a supersonic target.
The firing, carried out on 26 May at the Centre d'essais des Landes test range, south-west France, demonstrated the ejection envelope at transonic speed and at low altitude.
The test also showed the correct functioning of the entire system.
The Rafale's weapon system is proceeding satisfactorily and on schedule, says Dassault Aviation.
Source: Flight Daily News
