The test scenario was particularly demanding: Not
only did it confirmed the missile’s maximum range, but it also
contributed to validate the autonomous navigation perfomances and the
terminal guidance by infrared recognition technology.
This success is the result of intensive and coordinated work by several
state administrations such as DGA centers of expertise and test centers,
the French Navy and industrial prime contractor MBDA France.
SCALP Naval cruise missiles will be deployed onboard multi-mission
frigates (FREMM) in 2014 and Barracuda SSN submarines in 2017.
With a range of several hundred kilometers, SCALP Naval is intended
to strike targets in the depth of enemy territory. It is complementary
to the Airborne Scalp cruise missile form which it is derived. Deployed
on warships positioned off enemy coasts in international waters, ostensibly
(frigates) or discretely (submarines), SCALP Naval is the perfect
weapon when the mission involves destruction of high strategic value
targets.
