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MdCN is a cruise missile Land-attack missile Submarine-launched cruise missile originating in France. It was built by MBDA France.
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France
2017 - present (frigates) 2022 - present (submarines)
MBDA France
€ 2.48m (US$3.19 million) (FY2012)
2014 - 2021 May 2026 - present
1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
500 mm (20 in)
2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
Ship-launched: 1,400 km (870 mi; 760 nmi) Submarine-launched: 1,000 km (620 mi; 540 nmi)
250 kg (550 lb) HE multipurpose warhead
Microturbo TR50 turbojet engine
800 km/h (500 mph; 430 kn; Mach 0.65)
inertial guidance , topographic (TERCOM/TERPROM), active radar homing and infrared guidance , GPS
FREMM multipurpose frigate Barracuda-class submarine Scorpène-class submarine Kimon class frigate
The Missile de Croisière Naval ( MdCN ), meaning Naval Cruise Missile , is a French turbojet-powered subsonic cruise missile intended for ship and submarine-based land-attack operations.
Studies for the development of a ship-launched version of the SCALP air-launched cruise missile were begun by MBDA 's French division in 2002, following a failed attempt by France to acquire the Tomahawk cruise missile from the United States. In 2006, full development began of a longer range naval vertical-launched cruise missile to be deployed on a new series of French warships in the 2010s. It became operational on the anti-submarine/land-attack ships of the French Aquitaine -class (the French variant of the FREMM multipurpose frigate ) from 2017 onwards and on FS Suffren (the first of the Barracuda-class submarines) in June 2022, using the A70 version of the Sylver launcher on the former and the 533 mm torpedo tubes on the latter. As it is not launched from a plane like the SCALP, the MdCN uses a booster during its launch phase to break out of the ship and gain some initial velocity.
The submarine version is encapsulated in a hydrodynamic hard container which is ejected when the missile reaches the surface. Expected to fulfill a similar role as the American-developed BGM-109 Tomahawk , the range of the MdCN (well over 1000 km) is double that of the SCALP. The smaller Scorpène-class submarines can also carry the MdCN missile. In addition to its longer range, the MdCN also distinguishes itself by its autonomous navigation performance and terminal guidance by infrared recognition.
France originally ordered 50 MdCN for its frigates in 2006 and delivery was expected in 2012. A further 100 surface-launched missiles were ordered in 2009, along with 50 for the planned Barracuda-class submarines. The €1.2bn (FY2011) project was to deliver 200 missiles at a unit cost of €2.48m, or €6m including development costs.
The MdCN entered operational service with the French Navy in 2017.
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