Successful baptism of fire of ship's Aster-30 missiles

According to information provided by the French General Staff, the frigate "Alsace" (D656) of the FREMM kind (FREMM DA anti-aircraft version) shot down 3 ballistic missiles in the Red Sea on March 21, 2023. The event is interesting for respective reasons. First, the French ship utilized the weaponry not under the command of a NATO-led force or by the United States, but operating as part of the EUNAVFOR ASPIDES military operation, organized by the European Union, which has been ongoing for a month.