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 "title": "Thales Conducts First Live Firings of Sovereign X-Fire Long-Range Land-Strike Launcher; LRU Replacement Architecture, 150 km Reach",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/thales-x-fire-first-live-firings-sovereign-long-range-land-strike-launcher-lru-replacement-150-km/",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-26T14:34:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:17.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParis, 26 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * On 20 May, Thales conducted the first live firings from its sovereign X-Fire launcher — developed with Soframe for the French armed forces' long-range land-strike (FLP-t) requirement; publicly announced 26 May\n * The 8x8 mobile platform engages deep-strike targets at 150 km and beyond, architected as the Lance-Roquettes Unitaires (LRU) replacement for the French Army\n * Companion FLP-T 150 ballistic round, developed with ArianeGroup, conducted de",
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