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 "slug": "thales-arianegroup-flp-t-150-first-firing-ile-du-levant-sovereign-french-lru-successor",
 "title": "Thales and ArianeGroup Conduct First FLP-t 150 Firing at Île du Levant — Sovereign French LRU Successor",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/thales-arianegroup-flp-t-150-first-firing-ile-du-levant-sovereign-french-lru-successor/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/thales-arianegroup-flp-t-150-first-firing-ile-du-levant-sovereign-french-lru-successor/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-05T01:24:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:24.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nÎle du Levant, 5 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Thales and ArianeGroup on 5 May conducted the first successful firing of the FLP-t 150 ballistic munition at the Île du Levant test site, supported by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA EM) Missile Testing Division\n * Operational range exceeds 150 km; rear-mounted fin guidance ensures accuracy in GNSS-jammed environments; intended replacement for the French Unitary Rocket Launchers (LRU)\n * Industrial division: Thales delivers grou",
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  "ground-defense",
  "stk-strike-long-range-fires"
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 "entities": [
  "france",
  "germany",
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