"On October 2nd 2006, the MBDA development team tested the third Marte MK2/S pre-production missile at the Joint Services Test Range in Salto di Quirra. The missile, equipped with a telemetry pack in place of the warhead, was launched from an Italian Navy EH-101 helicopter in optimal weather conditions with the target, a barge floating off the coast of Capo San Lorenzo, 30 km from the launch point. A...