{"id":127925,"date":"2026-10-07T14:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=127925"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:07:44","slug":"m51-3-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/m51-3-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"M51.3 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>M51.3 Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France recently test-fired for the first time its new M51.3 nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About M51.3 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>submarine-launched intercontinental <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cruise-missile-vs-ballistic-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\">ballistic missile<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed by <\/span><b>France<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The M51.3, built by ArianeGroup, entered service on 24 October 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was developed as a further evolution of the M51 missile family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is being considered as the primary weapon system for <\/span><b>France\u2019s next-generation SNLE 3G strategic nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are expected to gradually replace the Le Triomphant-class submarines after 2035.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>M51.3 Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>solid-propellant, three-stage launcher <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weighing over 50 metric tons and measuring 12 meters long.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with <\/span><b>new oceanic nuclear warheads (TNO-2).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public estimates for the wider M51 family put its <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at around <\/span><b>9,000 km (5,600 miles) or more<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while French officials have indicated that the latest variant has a greater reach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>For navigation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the missile uses, <\/span><b>among other systems, Europe\u2019s Galileo satellite navigation system. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/france-test-fires-new-nuclear-capable-missile-defence-ministry\/article71551027.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>HBL<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M51.3 Missile is a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile developed by France. 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