DEFENCE

HAMMER

  • India has signed a pact with France’s Safran to manufacture and maintain HAMMER (AASM) air-to-ground weapons in India through a 50:50 Safran–BEL joint venture.
  • HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range), also known as AASM, is a stand-off, precision-guided air-to-ground weapon that converts conventional bombs into high-accuracy strike systems through modular guidance and propulsion kits.

 

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