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Friday, December 21, 2012

Laser guided Hammer air-to-ground weapon system qualified against moving targets at sea, on land

SBU-54 Hammer |On December 12, 2012, French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the last qualification firing test of the AASM modular air-to-ground missile developed and produced by Sagem (Safran), in its laser terminal guidance version (NATO designation: SBU-54 Hammer).

This third and final test qualifies the laser guided version of AASM weapon system and provides the French Navy and Air Force with a new stand off anti-ship capability.

The laser version completes the range AASM weapon that already includes GPS-inertial and infrared versions, both in service with the French Navy and French Air Force.

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