Sagem Défense Sécurité : successful first firing test of AASM high-precision weapon with infrared terminal guidance

On July 12, French defense procurement agency DGA carried out the first firing test of the AASM (Armement Air-Sol Modulaire) modular air-to-ground weapon with an infrared imager.

The test was performed at the Launch Missile Test Center in Biscarosse, Southwest France, by a Mirage 2000N based at the Cazaux Flight Test Center.

This version of the AASM features a guidance kit with infrared imager, complementing the weapon’s inertial and GPS guidance systems.

The AASM precision-guided weapon calls on image processing algorithms to autonomously correct its flight path during the last few seconds of flight, thus enabling it to hit its target with one-meter class accuracy, as specified.

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