“This Exceeds Anything We Have Seen Before”: Germany Tests a Ballistic Missile at Sea for the First Time
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Germany’s navy launched a ballistic missile from the F125 frigate Sachsen-Anhalt in the North Atlantic for the first time.
- A senior admiral described the test as a new stage in Europe’s deterrence against Russia.
Germany’s navy has launched a ballistic missile from a frigate in the North Atlantic for the first time.
The missile was fired from the F125 frigate Sachsen-Anhalt during a nighttime test between Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Defense officials reported that the launch was successful.
One of Germany’s highest-ranking admirals called the test a new stage in Europe’s deterrence against Russia, saying, “This exceeds anything we have seen before.”
This exceeds anything we have seen before.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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