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M51 (missile)

January 01, 1970

The M51 SLBM is a French submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by ArianeGroup, and deployed with the French Navy. Designed to replace the M45 SLBM (In French terminology the MSBS – Mer-Sol-Balistique-Stratégique "Sea-ground-Strategic ballistic"), it was first deployed in 2010.

M51 SLBM
TypeSLBM
Service history
In service27 September 2010
Production history
DesignerArianeGroup
ManufacturerArianeGroup
Specifications
Mass52,000 kg
Length12.0 m
Diameter2.3 m
WarheadM51.1 = 6 to 10 TN 75 MIRV 110 kiloton (kt) (420 TJ), with penetration aids.
M51.2 (2015) = using the new Tête nucléaire océanique 100 kt / CEP 150–200 m[1][2]
M51.2 (2015) = using the new TNO BC 300 kt / CEP 150–200 m[3]
Enginethree-stage solid-fuel rocket (ammonium perchlorate composite propellant)
Operational
range
Estimated 8,000–10,000 km[4][5] (the range is classified information)
Maximum speed Mach 25[4][5]
Guidance
system
Astro-inertial guidance. Galileo system is planned.
Launch
platform

Each missile carries six to ten independently targetable TN 75 thermonuclear warheads.

The three-stage engine of the M51 is directly derived from the solid propellant boosters of Ariane 5.[6] Like other blunt-nosed SLBM examples, such as the Trident D5, the M51 uses an extensible aerospike in the nose.

The missiles are a compromise over the M5 SLBM design, which was to have a range of 11,000 km (6,800 mi) and carry ten new-generation tête nucléaire océanique' ("oceanic nuclear warhead") MIRVs.[7] Design work on the M5 started in the late 1980s by Aérospatiale,[8] before the programme was renamed the M51 in 1996, when development costs decreased by 20 percent.[9] The M51 entered service in 2010.[10]

Development edit

 
Comparison of different nuclear systems: left, the SNLE (Redoutable type) with the M4 missile; right, the SNLE-NG (Triomphant type) with the previous M45 missile and the current M51 missile

After having spent €5 billion ($6.7 billion) developing the missile, the French government placed a €3 billion ($3.9 billion) order with EADS SPACE Transportation for the M51 in December 2004. The contract covered serial production of the M51 for 10 years, with the company to be responsible for sustained readiness support throughout the missile's life.[11][12]

The M51 performed its first flight test (unarmed) on 9 November 2006 from the French missile flight test centre in Biscarrosse (Landes). The target was reached twenty minutes later, in the north-west of the Atlantic Ocean.[13]

A second and third successful test were carried out on 21 June 2007[14] and 13 November 2008.[15]

On 27 January 2010, at 9h25, a missile was launched underwater by Le Terrible, from Audierne Bay off the coast of Brittany in north-western France.[16] The missile reached its target 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nmi) off South Carolina; the 4,500-kilometre (2,400 nmi) flight took less than 20 minutes.[17][18]

A 10 July 2010 test validated the Triomphant-class submarine's capacity to launch the M51 in operational conditions.[19]

On 5 May 2013, an M51 flight test missile failed after being fired by a submerged ballistic missile submarine off the coast of Brittany. This was the first failed launch of the M51 after five successful launches since 2006.[20]

In 2014 Airbus signed a deal with the French government for development work on an upgrade designated M51.3 to equip the SNLE 3G.

On 30 September 2015, an M51 was successfully test-flown from a land-based missile site near Biscarrosse to a desolate target in the North Atlantic.[21]

On 10 May 2016 Airbus and Safran signed a joint 50-50 partnership to develop the M51.3 upgrade intended to enter service around 2025.[22]

On 12 June 2020, a successful test launch of an M51.3 missile (supposedly) was conducted from the Le Téméraire Triomphant-class submarine off the south-west tip of Finistère (Brittany).[23]

On April 28, 2021 French Ministry of Armed Forces announced that it had tested an M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The test was not launched from a French Navy Triomphant-class submarine but from a land based facility located in South Western France.[24]

On April 19, 2023 the French Ministry of Armed Forces announced another M51 test, launched from the French Navy Le Terrible SSBN.[25]

M51.3 was test fired successfully in November 2023.[26]

Operators edit

  France

See also edit

Sources and references edit

  1. ^ Paul Quilès (ancien ministre de la Défense), Bernard Norlain & Jean-Marie Collin, Arrêtez la bombe, Annexe 4, éditions du Cherche-midi, Paris, 2013 Lire en ligne
  2. ^ "Dissuasion : F. Hollande détaille sa vision et l'arsenal français". Mer et Marine. 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Intercontinental ballistic missile M51 | Missilery.info".
  4. ^ a b "French Navy SSBN 'Le Téméraire' Test Fired M51 SLBM in Operational Conditions". 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "French Navy's ballistic submarine test fires M51 missile". 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ "M-5 - France Nuclear Forces". www.globalsecurity.org.
  7. ^ "M-5 / M-51". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. ^ Status of Major U. S., European Defense, Aerospace Programs, Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 20, 1989, 130(12):35, ISSN 0005-2175.
  9. ^ Macrae, Duncan (1 January 2003). . Interavia Business & Technology. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  10. ^ "M51: a new generation of missile". Astrium. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  11. ^ . Associated Press. 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  12. ^ . Defense Daily. 11 January 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Test réussi pour le M51, futur missile nucléaire à longue portée français". Le Monde.fr. 9 November 2006 – via Le Monde.
  14. ^ (in French) Second successful launch of the M51 missile, press release of the French ministry of Defence
  15. ^ (in French) Third M51 missile experimental launch, French ministry of Defence
  16. ^ Un missile M-51 a été tiré depuis un sous-marin en plongée ce matin 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération
  17. ^ Le missile M-51 est retombé à 2000 kilomètres des côtes américaines 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération
  18. ^ Tir d’essai du missile M51, Ministry of Defence
  19. ^ . Defence.Professionals. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  20. ^ "M51 Nuclear Missile Fails on a Test Launch from a Newly Upgraded Submarine". Defense Update. Defense-Update.com. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Tir d'essai réussi pour le missile M51". Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  22. ^ Tran, Pierre (10 May 2016). "Airbus and Safran Agree to Space Launcher Joint Venture". Defense News. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  23. ^ "France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic (Updated)". thedrive.com. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  24. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (28 April 2021). "Video: France Successfully Tests an M51 Ballistic Missile". Naval News. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  25. ^ "France's SSBN Le Terrible successfully fires M51 ballistic missile". Naval Recognition. 19 April 2023.
  26. ^ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231119-france-test-fires-long-range-ballistic-missile-in-effort-to-boost-nuclear-deterrence-credibility

External links edit

  • nrdc.org: Table of French Nuclear Forces, 2002
  • globalsecurity.org M-5 / M-51
  • M51 Gives France More Flexible Deterrent To Meet Changing Threats[permanent dead link], Aviation Week
  • M51 test launch (YouTube)

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The M51 SLBM is a French submarine launched ballistic missile built by ArianeGroup and deployed with the French Navy Designed to replace the M45 SLBM In French terminology the MSBS Mer Sol Balistique Strategique Sea ground Strategic ballistic it was first deployed in 2010 M51 SLBMTypeSLBMService historyIn service27 September 2010Production historyDesignerArianeGroupManufacturerArianeGroupSpecificationsMass52 000 kgLength12 0 mDiameter2 3 mWarheadM51 1 6 to 10 TN 75 MIRV 110 kiloton kt 420 TJ with penetration aids M51 2 2015 using the new Tete nucleaire oceanique 100 kt CEP 150 200 m 1 2 M51 2 2015 using the new TNO BC 300 kt CEP 150 200 m 3 Enginethree stage solid fuel rocket ammonium perchlorate composite propellant OperationalrangeEstimated 8 000 10 000 km 4 5 the range is classified information Maximum speedMach 25 4 5 GuidancesystemAstro inertial guidance Galileo system is planned LaunchplatformTriomphant class submarinesSNLE 3G planned Each missile carries six to ten independently targetable TN 75 thermonuclear warheads The three stage engine of the M51 is directly derived from the solid propellant boosters of Ariane 5 6 Like other blunt nosed SLBM examples such as the Trident D5 the M51 uses an extensible aerospike in the nose The missiles are a compromise over the M5 SLBM design which was to have a range of 11 000 km 6 800 mi and carry ten new generation tete nucleaire oceanique oceanic nuclear warhead MIRVs 7 Design work on the M5 started in the late 1980s by Aerospatiale 8 before the programme was renamed the M51 in 1996 when development costs decreased by 20 percent 9 The M51 entered service in 2010 10 Contents 1 Development 2 Operators 3 See also 4 Sources and references 5 External linksDevelopment edit nbsp Comparison of different nuclear systems left the SNLE Redoutable type with the M4 missile right the SNLE NG Triomphant type with the previous M45 missile and the current M51 missile After having spent 5 billion 6 7 billion developing the missile the French government placed a 3 billion 3 9 billion order with EADS SPACE Transportation for the M51 in December 2004 The contract covered serial production of the M51 for 10 years with the company to be responsible for sustained readiness support throughout the missile s life 11 12 The M51 performed its first flight test unarmed on 9 November 2006 from the French missile flight test centre in Biscarrosse Landes The target was reached twenty minutes later in the north west of the Atlantic Ocean 13 A second and third successful test were carried out on 21 June 2007 14 and 13 November 2008 15 On 27 January 2010 at 9h25 a missile was launched underwater by Le Terrible from Audierne Bay off the coast of Brittany in north western France 16 The missile reached its target 2 000 kilometres 1 100 nmi off South Carolina the 4 500 kilometre 2 400 nmi flight took less than 20 minutes 17 18 A 10 July 2010 test validated the Triomphant class submarine s capacity to launch the M51 in operational conditions 19 On 5 May 2013 an M51 flight test missile failed after being fired by a submerged ballistic missile submarine off the coast of Brittany This was the first failed launch of the M51 after five successful launches since 2006 20 In 2014 Airbus signed a deal with the French government for development work on an upgrade designated M51 3 to equip the SNLE 3G On 30 September 2015 an M51 was successfully test flown from a land based missile site near Biscarrosse to a desolate target in the North Atlantic 21 On 10 May 2016 Airbus and Safran signed a joint 50 50 partnership to develop the M51 3 upgrade intended to enter service around 2025 22 On 12 June 2020 a successful test launch of an M51 3 missile supposedly was conducted from the Le Temeraire Triomphant class submarine off the south west tip of Finistere Brittany 23 On April 28 2021 French Ministry of Armed Forces announced that it had tested an M51 submarine launched ballistic missile SLBM The test was not launched from a French Navy Triomphant class submarine but from a land based facility located in South Western France 24 On April 19 2023 the French Ministry of Armed Forces announced another M51 test launched from the French Navy Le Terrible SSBN 25 M51 3 was test fired successfully in November 2023 26 Operators edit nbsp France French Navy Primary armament for the Triomphant class SSBN and the future SNLE 3G SSBNs See also editM45 missile R 29 Vysota R 29RM Shtil R 29RMU Sineva R 29RMU2 Layner RSM 56 Bulava UGM 133 Trident II JL 2 JL 3 R 39 Rif R 39MSources and references edit Paul Quiles ancien ministre de la Defense Bernard Norlain amp Jean Marie Collin Arretez la bombe Annexe 4 editions du Cherche midi Paris 2013 Lire en ligne Dissuasion F Hollande detaille sa vision et l arsenal francais Mer et Marine 20 February 2015 Intercontinental ballistic missile M51 Missilery info a b French Navy SSBN Le Temeraire Test Fired M51 SLBM in Operational Conditions 12 June 2020 a b French Navy s ballistic submarine test fires M51 missile 12 June 2020 M 5 France Nuclear Forces www globalsecurity org M 5 M 51 Retrieved 30 November 2014 Status of Major U S European Defense Aerospace Programs Aviation Week amp Space Technology March 20 1989 130 12 35 ISSN 0005 2175 Macrae Duncan 1 January 2003 A Darpa for Europe Interavia Business amp Technology Archived from the original on 10 April 2016 Retrieved 23 May 2015 M51 a new generation of missile Astrium Archived from the original on 26 July 2013 Retrieved 26 July 2013 France announces euro3 billion nuclear missile deal Associated Press 23 December 2004 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 27 May 2015 EADS SPACE Transportation To Produce French M51 Missile Defense Daily 11 January 2005 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 22 August 2015 Test reussi pour le M51 futur missile nucleaire a longue portee francais Le Monde fr 9 November 2006 via Le Monde in French Second successful launch of the M51 missile press release of the French ministry of Defence in French Third M51 missile experimental launch French ministry of Defence Un missile M 51 a ete tire depuis un sous marin en plongee ce matin Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Jean Dominique Merchet Liberation Le missile M 51 est retombe a 2000 kilometres des cotes americaines Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Jean Dominique Merchet Liberation Tir d essai du missile M51 Ministry of Defence Le Terrible Qualifies for Operational Launch of M51 Missile Defence Professionals 13 July 2010 Archived from the original on 11 October 2010 Retrieved 13 July 2010 M51 Nuclear Missile Fails on a Test Launch from a Newly Upgraded Submarine Defense Update Defense Update com 5 May 2013 Retrieved 30 November 2014 Tir d essai reussi pour le missile M51 Ministere de la Defense Retrieved 30 September 2015 Tran Pierre 10 May 2016 Airbus and Safran Agree to Space Launcher Joint Venture Defense News Archived from the original on 15 January 2019 Retrieved 15 January 2019 France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic Updated thedrive com 12 June 2020 Retrieved 12 June 2020 Vavasseur Xavier 28 April 2021 Video France Successfully Tests an M51 Ballistic Missile Naval News Retrieved 28 April 2021 France s SSBN Le Terrible successfully fires M51 ballistic missile Naval Recognition 19 April 2023 https www france24 com en france 20231119 france test fires long range ballistic missile in effort to boost nuclear deterrence credibilityExternal links editnrdc org Table of French Nuclear Forces 2002 globalsecurity org M 5 M 51 M51 Gives France More Flexible Deterrent To Meet Changing Threats permanent dead link Aviation Week M51 test launch YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M51 missile amp oldid 1186515346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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