The French government has announced the acceleration of production of AASM Hammer guided bombs with the main objective of supporting Ukraine, as well as strengthening its own national reserves. The former minister and vice president of the French Senate, Hélène Conway-Mouret, relayed the news and added that “the amounts requested and delivered remain far from the levels necessary for high-intensity conflicts and the growing demands of Ukraine.”
Negotiations to deliver this type of weaponry to Ukraine began in France at the end of 2023. At the beginning of 2024, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced that shipments of SCAP-EG cruise missile systems and bombs had already begun. AASM precision. Afterwards, the French country promised to deliver fifty such bombs every month during 2024.
Despite this news, the French government has announced that the increase in production does not correspond to the demands that Zelensky’s country requires today.
AASM Hammer guided bombs
Manufactured by the French company Safran Electronics & Defenseit is a precision guided kit that They transform free fall bombs into precision ammunition. One of its main features is a rocket motor that increases its destruction range when launched from a greater height.
They adapt to different types of hunting and They are capable of hitting targets at more than 70 kilometers. Typically, Ukrainian forces drop these bombs at low altitudes and then descend the plane to avoid detection.
They have been used in conflict in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and are part of the arsenal of other countries, such as Egypt. Ukraine has already received bombs of this category, also donated by France, and has used them in combat with MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters. The first day they debuted in this conflict was on March 3, when the Ukrainian Air Force used them to attack positions under Russian control. It has also used them against a Russian facility in Kursk.
