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MdCN

The Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN), meaning Naval Cruise Missile, is a French turbojet-powered subsonic cruise missile intended for ship and submarine-based land-attack operations. Originally dubbed SCALP Naval, the program arose out of a requirement issued by the French Ministry of Defence for a more potent cruise missile capable of striking…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
800 km/h (500 mph; 430 kn; Mach 0.65)
Diameter
500 mm (20 in)
Effective firing range
Ship-launched: 1,400 km (870 mi; 760 nmi) Submarine-launched: 1,000 km (620 mi; 540 nmi)
Engine
Microturbo TR50 turbojet engine
Guidance system
inertial guidance, topographic (TERCOM/TERPROM), active radar homing and infrared guidance, GPS
In service
2017 - present (frigates) 2022 - present (submarines)

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MdCN

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples54
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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related to Development · 21
MdCN → A70, American-developed BGM-109 Tomahawk, As, Barracuda-class, Expected, France, FREMM, French, French Aquitaine-class, FS Suffren, In, It, June, MBDA's French, SCALP, Scorpène-class, Studies, Sylver, The, Tomahawk
related to history · 17
MdCN → Although, April, Aquitaine, Dassault Rafale, FREMM, In, Languedoc, MdCNs, Meanwhile, Provence, RAF Tornados, SCALP, Syria, Syrian, The MdCN, United Kingdom, United States
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
MdCN → 800 km/h (500 mph; 430 kn; Mach 0.65)
Diameter · 1
MdCN → 500 mm (20 in)
Effective firing range · 1
MdCN → Ship-launched: 1,400 km (870 mi; 760 nmi) Submarine-launched: 1,000 km (620 mi; 540 nmi)
Engine · 1
MdCN → Microturbo TR50 turbojet engine
Guidance system · 1
MdCN → inertial guidance, topographic (TERCOM/TERPROM), active radar homing and infrared guidance, GPS
In service · 1
MdCN → 2017 - present (frigates) 2022 - present (submarines)
Launch platform · 1
MdCN → FREMM multipurpose frigate Barracuda-class submarine Scorpène-class submarine Kimon class frigate
Length · 1
MdCN → 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)

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missile french scalp cruise operational missiles firing development also frigates submarines range frigate barracuda-class new first naval fremm submarine land-attack

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MdCN.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed800 km/h (500 mph; 430 kn; Mach 0.65)1.00infobox
MdCNDiameter500 mm (20 in)1.00infobox
MdCNEffective firing rangeShip-launched: 1,400 km (870 mi; 760 nmi) Submarine-launched: 1,000 km (620 mi; 540 nmi)1.00infobox
MdCNEngineMicroturbo TR50 turbojet engine1.00infobox
MdCNGuidance systeminertial guidance, topographic (TERCOM/TERPROM), active radar homing and infrared guidance, GPS1.00infobox
MdCNIn service2017 - present (frigates) 2022 - present (submarines)1.00infobox
MdCNLaunch platformFREMM multipurpose frigate Barracuda-class submarine Scorpène-class submarine Kimon class frigate1.00infobox
MdCNLength6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)1.00infobox
MdCNManufacturerMBDA France1.00infobox
MdCNMass1,400 kg (3,086 lb)1.00infobox
MdCNPlace of originFrance1.00infobox
MdCNProduced2014 - 2021 May 2026 - present1.00infobox
MdCNTypeCruise missile Land-attack missile Submarine-launched cruise missile1.00infobox
MdCNUnit cost€2.48m (US$3.19 million) (FY2012)1.00infobox
MdCNWarhead250 kg (550 lb) HE multipurpose warhead1.00infobox
MdCNWingspan2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)1.00infobox

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