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France orders four more SAMP/T NG firing units
France has ordered four additional SAMP/T NG air and missile defense firing units from Eurosam through OCCAR, bringing its total order to 12 systems. The French Air and Space Force will receive a multilayer configuration combining Aster and MICA VL missiles, with the system designed to employ Aster 30 B1 and B1NT interceptors and coordinate shorter-range defenses. France's procurement agency DGA says 10 firing units are scheduled for delivery before the end of 2030. Developed jointly with Italy, SAMP/T NG integrates radar, engagement control and mobile launchers into national and NATO air defense networks.