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Saturday, July 10, 2010

First launch of Sagem AASM missile with terminal laser guidance a success

AASMOn June 17, 2010, Sagem (Safran group) and the French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the first launch of a 250 kg AASM modular air-to-ground weapon with terminal laser guidance, in a demonstrator version

This new version combining GPS, inertial and laser guidance enables the AASM to engage agile land or sea targets with outstanding accuracy.

It joins the current range of Sagem AASM weapons, comprising two versions already qualified on the Rafale fighter: GPS/inertial and GPS/inertial/infrared.

The latest version features a laser seeker instead of the infrared imager, plus dedicated algorithms for the terminal phase.

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