European Long-Range Strike Approach

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Let it go (long): France joins Germany, Italy and Poland in new ELSA long-range missile project - Breaking Defense

In a separate event, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told reporters that more long-range missiles in Europe were "necessary for deterrence and peace."

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MBDA eyes a long-range strike missile boom in Europe

The firm has presented its Land Cruise Missile as a candidate for a new multinational pact aimed at developing and fielding long-range weapons in Europe.

www.defensenews.com

Calls for such a weapon comes from the European Long-Range Strike Approach (ELSA) initiative, a French initiative to which Germany, Poland and Italy signed on at the NATO summit in Washington last week.

With an envisioned range of more than 1,000 kilometers, the missile would provide, in sizable numbers, what the German defense ministry calls a “deep precision strike” capability sought by NATO. The multinational initiative will entail “joint development and procurement,” according to a German defense ministry readout published online following a meeting last month of the German, French and Polish defense ministers.

 

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From back in June:

Now this is interresting. But where does that fit in with everything. Do they want to go "full" autonomes with LPS, JFS-M and that missile? Whats with there M270 and GMLRS? What replaces GMLRS then? It
Trans: „“French Himars”: for post-2030, Thales and ArianeGroup are working on a strike capacity at 1,000km (vs. 150km max for the Himars), with a ballistic munition capable of reaching Mach 5....“

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803390852250620098

View: https://x.com/VincentLamigeon/status/180339085225062009

Edit: can't find the link right now but an older report said that safran and MBDA an AASM version which is ground launched. Probaly that what Safran is showing at its stand? I mean it would be a big missile as even the smallest AASM kit takes a 250kg / 550Ib Mk.82.

One suspects that they had a heads up from within the French government...