据MBDA公司官网2013年7月5日报道,7月1日,法国武器装备总署(DGA)成功地进行了MdCN巡航导弹(即SCALP海军巡航导弹)的第一次合格认证发射。这次发射是在法国西南部DGA比斯卡洛斯导弹测试中心一艘护卫舰上进行的。发射场景要求很高,除了满足射程要求外,还要验证导弹的性能,如使用红外目标识别技术完成自主末端导航。 According to MBDA’s official website, July 5, 2013, on July 1, the French Armaments and Instruments Administration (DGA) successfully conducted its first successful certification of the MdCN cruise missile (the SCALP navy cruise missiles). The launch was carried out on a frigate in the DGA Carlos Naval missile test center in southwestern France. Launch scenarios demanding, in addition to meet the range requirements, but also to verify the performance of missiles, such as the use of infrared target recognition technology to complete autonomous end navigation.