PARIS — France has signed Dec. 23 a contract for the Aster Block 1 New Technology program, launching an expected upgrade of the Aster surface-to-air missile, expanding its intercept range, the French ...

France and Italy on Monday agreed to buy nearly 700 Aster medium-range anti-aircraft missiles from Eurosam. On Dec. 30, the two countries sent a contract to the Franco-Italian consortium Eurosam for ...

Eurosam has begun qualification tests of the new Aster 30 B1 interceptor. Credit: Eurosam France, Italy and the UK have agreed to accelerate delivery of Aster air and missile defense interceptors as ...

An Aster missile is launched from the UK Royal Navy's Type 45 air-defence destroyer HMS Diamond on 9 January 2024 during operations to protect Red Sea shipping from ...

A Cooperation Arrangement was signed between the defence ministries of Italy and France for the joint development of the Aster 30 Block 1 NT missile in Paris on 14 June. France launched the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday that they will deliver additional Aster missiles and Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine in the following days. "We will deliver, in the days to ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: In around a half-dozen tests, Asters have shot down a diverse spectrum of targets including supersonic sea-skimming cruise missiles. Therefore, the ability to intercept ...

PARIS, June 14 (UPI) --Italy is teaming with France on the development of the Aster 30 Block 1 NT missile, MBDA Missile Systems announced Tuesday. Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti and the ...

France and Italy are jointly purchasing nearly 700 Aster surface-to-air missiles to replenish and modernize their stocks of weapons for ground-based and naval air defense. The Jan. 30 contract was ...