New Delhi: MBDA, a European developer and manufacturer of missiles, has completed the second of three planned test firings in the design, development, and qualification programme of the anti-surface warfare (ASuW) missile.

The weapon has been designed to confirm the overall design and performance of the missile, the end-to-end test firing was conducted in early February at the Italian Ministry of Defence Joint Forces in Sardinia, marking what MBDA described as “a critical milestone in the development path”. The first firing was conducted at the same facility in November 2018.

In this latest test, a representative series-production missile with pre-qualification level components was installed at a shore test facility, with the flight conducted to achieve the missile’s intended range at a target out to sea.