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France, Italy and UK order 218 more Aster air defence missiles

OCCAR and Eurosam signed the 15th amendment to the FSAF-PAAMS contract, under which France, Italy and the UK ordered 218 additional Aster 30 B1 and Aster 15 missiles and accelerated delivery of missiles already on order.

Reported AI-drafted Naval News, 14 March 2025 (reproducing OCCAR and Eurosam statements)

What it does not test. It does not disclose a contract value or change which air defence systems the missiles arm.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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