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Hammer Missiles

August 6 , 2020 1567 days 996 0
  • France has agreed to supply HAMMER missiles to India for the Rafale combat aircraft. 
  • HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) is a medium-range air-to-ground weapon. It has the capability to take out any types of targets at the range of around 60-70 kms.
  • It belongs to the Armament Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM) family of missiles i.e. it is an Air-to-Ground Modular Weapon. 
  • The weapon is modular because it can integrate different types of guidance units and different types of bombs.

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