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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Armement Air-Sol Modulaire<br />(AASM)
| image              = Aasm5.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = AASM Hammer family of weapons
| origin             = France
| type               = [[Glide bomb]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_missile         = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 2007–present
| used_by            = [[French Air and Space Force]]<br />[[French Naval Aviation]]<br />[[Royal Moroccan Air Force]]<br />[[Egyptian Air Force]]<br />[[Qatar Air Force]]<br />[[Indian Air Force]] <br /> [[Ukrainian Air Force]]
| wars               = [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]<br>[[First Libyan civil war]]<br>[[Mali War]]<br>[[Operation Inherent Resolve]]<br>[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]<br>[[2025 India–Pakistan conflict]]
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| design_date        = 
| manufacturer       = [[Safran Electronics & Defense]] <br />[[Bharat Electronics]]
| unit_cost          = [[Euro|€]]164,000 (US${{Format price|{{To USD|164000|FRA|year=2012}}}}) (FY2011)<ref name= Francebudget2012 /> <br/> [[Euro|€]]252,000 (US${{Format price|{{To USD |252000|FRA|year=2012}}}}) including development costs (FY2011)<ref name=Francebudget2012 />
| production_date    = 
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| variants           = <!-- General specifications -->
| spec_label         = {{convert|250|kg|lb|abbr=on}} version
| weight             = {{convert|340|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| length             = {{convert|3.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| part_length        = 
| width              = 
| height             = 
| diameter           = 
| engine             = [[Solid rocket motor]]
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| vehicle_range      = Over {{convert|70|km||0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Safran AASM">{{Cite web|url=https://www.safran-group.com/fr/produits-services/aasm-hammertm-armement-air-sol-modulaire-haute-precision|title=AASM|date=18 January 2024|website=Safran Electronics & Defense|access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Le Monde">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/01/17/macron-promises-ukraine-more-arms-reaffirms-hopes-for-gaza-ceasefire_6439535_4.html|title=The French president said France would send Ukraine 40 long-range SCALP air-to-ground missiles and 'several hundred bombs|date=17 January 2024|website=Le Monde|access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Le Point">{{Cite web|url= https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/a-quoi-servent-les-missiles-scalp-livres-par-la-france-a-l-ukraine-17-01-2024-2550008_24.php |title=À quoi servent les missiles Scalp livrés par la France à l'Ukraine ?|date=17 January 2024 |website= Le Point|access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref>
| ceiling            = 
| altitude           = 
| depth              = 
| boost              = 
| filling            = {{convert|250|kg|lb|abbr=on}} bomb body ([[Mk82]], BLU 111 or CBEMS/BANG)
| guidance           = Hybrid [[Inertial navigation system|inertial]]/[[GPS]] in decametric all-weather version <br/> Hybrid inertial/GPS + [[infrared homing]] or [[Laser guidance|SALH]] in metric day/night version
| accuracy           = {{convert|10|m|ftin|abbr=on}} CEP decametric version<br />{{convert|1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} CEP metric version
| launch_platform    = [[Dassault Rafale]]<br/>[[Dassault Mirage 2000D]]<br />[[Dassault Mirage F1]]<br />[[F-16]]<br />[[HAL Tejas|Tejas]]<br />[[MiG-29]]<br />[[Su-25]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Axe |first1=David |title=Ukraine’s Old Su-25 Attack Jets Have Become Standoff Precision Bombers |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/02/ukraines-old-su-25-attack-jets-have-become-standoff-precision-bombers/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=Forbes |date=2 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref><br />[[Su-27]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cenciotti |first=David |date=2024-04-12 |title=First Footage Of Ukrainian Su-27 Dropping French-supplied AASM Hammer Bomb Emerges |url=https://theaviationist.com/2024/04/12/ukrainian-su-27-aasm/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=The Aviationist |language=en-US}}</ref>
| transport          = 
}}

The '''AASM''' ({{langx|fr|Armement Air-Sol Modulaire|lit=Modular Air-to-Ground Armament}}),<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |work = Aerospace |url= https://www.safran-electronics-defense.com/aerospace/weapons-and-missiles/aasm |title=AASM|date=25 November 2014| publisher =Safran Electronics & Defense |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/armement-air-sol-modulaire-aasm-hammer-air-to-ground-missile/|title=Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM) Hammer Air-to-Ground Missile |website=Airforce technology |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref> also known as '''AASM Hammer''' ("Hammer" standing for "Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range"),<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=14 October 2022 |title= AASM Hammer Family - Smart tactical air-to-surface weapon family |url=https://www.safran-group.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/Safran%20Electronics%20%26%20Defense%20-%20AASM%20HAMMER%20Family.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240123203516/https://www.safran-group.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/Safran%20Electronics%20%26%20Defense%20-%20AASM%20HAMMER%20Family.pdf |archive-date=23 January 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 | publisher = Safran group}}</ref> is a French, all-weather, [[precision-guided munition|smart]] air-to-surface stand-off weapon developed by [[Safran Electronics & Defense]]. Meant for both [[close air support]] and deep strike missions, the AASM is highly modular.

The AASM consists of a nose-mounted guidance section and a tail-mounted range extension kit (featuring winglets for maneuverability and a rocket booster) attached to either a {{convert|125|kg|lb|adj=on}}, {{convert|250|kg|lb|adj=on}}, {{convert|500|kg|lb|adj=on}} or {{convert|1000|kg|lb|adj=on}} class bomb (such as the [[General-purpose bomb#Modern American GP bombs: the Mark 80 series|Mark 80 series]] general purpose bombs).<ref name=":2" /> There are three variants of the AASM Hammer kit, with different guidance options depending on the target and operational context. The baseline variant features a hybrid [[inertial navigation system]] (INS) and a [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS) guidance system. The two other variants respectively integrate, in addition to the hybrid INS/GPS guidance system, either an [[infrared homing]] or a [[laser guidance]] module in the nose-mounted guidance section for increased accuracy, and the ability to hit moving targets.

The AASM entered service in 2007 with the [[French Air Force]] and [[French Naval Aviation|Naval Aviation]], equipping the [[Dassault Rafale]].

== Development ==
The program started in 1997, when the [[Délégation Générale pour l'Armement]] (DGA), the French defense procurement agency, launched an international competition on the design for the weapon. In 2000, a contract was awarded to [[SAGEM]] (that became part of [[Safran]] before the end of the development)<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Safran Timeline |url=https://www.safran-group.com/timeline |access-date=24 February 2020 |website=Safran}}</ref> for an initial lot of AASM GPS/INS bomb kits, expected at the time to be delivered in 2004 and to enter service the following year.<ref>Nick Cook, "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3126/is_662_57/ai_n28919701/?tag=contairent;col1 Europe sees technology as key: requirements in Europe are currently centred on the RAF's Precision Guided Bomb programme]". ''[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3126/?tag=content;col1 Interavia Business & Technology]''. April 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref>

=== Validation ===
A test campaign to validate in flight the main performances of this AASM variant started on 6 December 2004, and ended on 26 July 2005.<ref>Gilles Bessero, "[http://www.ixarm.com/Missile-launching-tests-main Missile launching tests: main stakes for DGA/SPNuM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031328/http://www.ixarm.com/Missile-launching-tests-main |date=4 March 2016 }}". ''[http://www.ixarm.com/index_en?lang=en Ixarm]'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924235154/http://www.ixarm.com/index_en?lang=en |date=24 September 2010 }}. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref>

While demonstrating excellent results, this campaign showed the need to change some of the aerodynamic features of the weapon. To compensate for delays in AASM deliveries in 2008 France ordered dual-mode (laser- and GPS/INS-guided) GBU-49 [[Enhanced Paveway|Enhanced Paveway II]] kits for integration with [[Mirage 2000D]] and [[Rafale]] fighter-bombers.<ref>"[http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/French-Adding-GPS-to-Paveway-II-Bombs-04738/ French Adding GPS to Paveway-II Bombs]". ''[http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ Defense Industry Daily]''. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref> The GPS/INS + IIR guided version completed its qualification tests on 9 July 2008, after three firings at the DGA's missile test range in [[Biscarosse]].<ref>Sagem Défense Sécurité, [http://www.sagem-ds.com/eng/site.php?spage=03019900&idpress=32 ''Infrared terminal guidance version of AASM successfully completes final qualification firing test''] {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081112141006/http://www.sagem-ds.com/eng/site.php?spage=03019900&idpress=32 |date=12 November 2008 }}. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref> This 250&nbsp;kg IR version performed a night launch from a Rafale fighter-bomber at DGA's Biscarosse test range in December 2010.

According to [[Safran Electronics & Defense]], the weapon was launched at a range of more than 50&nbsp;km from the target, which was hit within one meter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagem-ds.com/spip.php?article769 |title=First night time launch of Sagem's AASM guided weapon with infrared terminal guidance |author=Philippe Wodka-Gallien |date=14 December 2010 |publisher= [[Sagem]] |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110715230547/http://www.sagem-ds.com/spip.php?article769 |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> A 125&nbsp;kg version was successfully test fired on 27 January 2009,<ref>Sagem Défense Sécurité, [http://www.sagem-ds.com/eng/site.php?spage=03019900&idpress=62 ''Successful first firing test of the Sagem AASM 125 air-to-ground weapon''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430020807/http://www.sagem-ds.com/eng/site.php?spage=03019900&idpress=62 |date= 30 April 2009 }}. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref> and a laser guided variant was air-launched for the first time on 17 June 2010.<ref>Sagem Défense Sécurité, [http://www.sagem-ds.com/eng/site.php?spage=03019900&idpress=141 ''First launch of Sagem AASM missile with terminal laser guidance a success''] {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727060513/http://www.sagem-ds.com/eng/site.php?spage=03019900&idpress=141 |date=27 July 2010 }}. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref>

The 1000&nbsp;kg version commenced testing in 2020, with inert separation trials from a Rafale.<ref>{{Cite web |title= AASM Hammer separations tests success | publisher = Safran Electronics & Defense |url=https://www.safran-electronics-defense.com/aasm-hammer-separations-tests-success}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Allport |first=David |date= February 2021 |title=France conducts 1,000kg Hammer tests |magazine=[[Air International]] |page=21 |volume= 100 |issue= 2 |issn= 0306-5634}}</ref> Qualification firings finished in early 2023 and a delivery of the first kits started the same year.<ref name= ":1">{{Cite web |last=Dubois |first=Gastón |date=27 January 2023 |title= AASM 1000: the guided heavy bomb homologated for the Rafale F4 |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/01/aasm-1000-the-guided-heavy-bomb-homologated-for-the-rafale-f4/ |access-date=18 January 2024 |website=Aviacionline}}</ref>

=== Cost ===
According to [[French Senate]]'s Comité des Prix de Revient des fabrications d'Armement (CPRA) cited by the daily ''[[La Tribune]]'', the total cost of the AASM program including development costs and the delivery of 2348 kits is €846m.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Dominique Merchet, [http://secretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr/defense/2010/08/une-bombe-fran%C3%A7aise-%C3%A0-360000-euros-pi%C3%A8ce-.html "Une bombe française à 360.000 euros pièce - Sagem conteste"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624170505/http://secretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr/defense/2010/08/une-bombe-fran%C3%A7aise-%C3%A0-360000-euros-pi%C3%A8ce-.html |date=24 June 2013 }}. ''[[Libération]]''. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.</ref> On that basis the per-weapon cost is $300,000 or twelve times the cost of the comparable American JDAM, although the latter has been manufactured in much larger quantities (~250,000 kits) and would be reasonable to expect a slight reduction of the cost ratio if larger contracts are signed and economies of scale are achieved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skiesmag.com/news/19534-rafale-and-f-35-html/|title=Rafale and F-35|first=Skies|last=Magazine|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>

The 2012 defence budget presented to the Senate reported the project had cost €592.2m (~US$800m) with a unit cost of €164,000, or €252,000 including development costs.<ref name=Francebudget2012>{{Cite web | url=http://www.senat.fr/rap/a12-150-8/a12-150-815.html#toc290 | title=Projet de loi de finances pour 2013 : Défense : équipement des forces | language=French | publisher=Senate of France | date=22 November 2012 | access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref>

In 2017 ''La Tribune'' reported a unit cost of €120,000 for a new version called AASM Evolution (Block IV) with the aim by Safran to lower it to €80,000.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Michel Cabirol |title=AASM Evolution, la nouvelle bombe low cost de Safran |url=https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/aasm-evolution-la-nouvelle-bombe-low-cost-de-safran-630595.html |website=La Tribune |language=French |date=17 January 2017}}</ref>

== Variants ==
AASM comes in several variants according to its size and the type of guidance used.

* The current model features a 250&nbsp;kg bomb matched to a nose-mounted guidance kit and a rear-mounted range extension kit, containing a rocket booster and enlarged fins. A 125&nbsp;kg model was first tested in 2009. The 1000&nbsp;kg version finished testing in early 2023.<ref name=":1" />
* As for guidance, the basic version combines data from a [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS) receiver and an [[inertial navigation system]] (INS) unit through [[Kalman filtering]], achieving a {{convert|10|m|ftin}} [[circular error probability]] (CEP). This "decametric" all-weather variant is complemented by a "metric" day/night fair weather version which adds [[infrared homing]] (IIR) guidance that [[DSMAC|matches the target area with a target model stored in its memory]] for a {{convert|1|m|ftin}} CEP.
* A third version uses [[laser guidance]] instead of IIR allowing it to hit moving targets with more precision.<ref>"[http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Frances-AASM-Precision-Guided-Bombs-06200/#more-6200 France’s AASM Precision-Guided Bombs]". ''Defense Industry Daily''. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref> It was qualified in April 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2013/04/05/France-qualifies-laser-guided-bomb-system/42831365181990/|title=France qualifies laser-guided bomb system|website=Upi.com|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>

In October 2010, these versions were given alphanumeric designations with the INS/GPS version becoming the SBU-38 (SBU=Smart Bomb Unit), the INS/GPS/IIR version becoming the SBU-64 and the INS/GPS/SALH version becoming the SBU-54; the system as a whole was renamed Hammer to make it more appealing to export customers.<ref>Robert Wall, [http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3aaf497cb7-7527-4626-963d-6ba98bed94e0 "Call it 'Hammer'"]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''[http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?channel=defense Ares]''. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.</ref>

== Operational use ==
The first order for AASM was placed by the [[Délégation Générale pour l'Armement|DGA]] in 2000 for a total of 744 units; deliveries started in 2007 after a two-year delay in development.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Sénat of France, [http://www.senat.fr/rap/a07-094-6/a07-094-6.html#toc178 ''Projet de loi de finances pour 2008: Défense - Equipement des forces'']. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref> In 2009 a second order for 680 units was placed, by the end of that year deliveries had reached 334.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Sénat of France, [http://www.senat.fr/rap/a09-102-5/a09-102-5_mono.html#toc253 ''Projet de loi de finances pour 2010: Défense - Equipement des forces'']. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref>

=== Afghanistan ===
AASM made its combat debut on 20 April 2008, during the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] when a Rafale fighter dropped two in support of ground troops.<ref>Christina Mackenzie, [http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3Ae374d059-bb6d-4390-b24a-089cba2f4a3a "Rafale Fires First AASM"]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''[http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?channel=defense Ares]''. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2010.</ref>

=== Libya ===
On 24 March 2011, it was reported that an AASM bomb dropped from a [[Dassault Rafale]] was used to destroy a [[Libyan Air Force (1951-2011)|Libyan Air Force]] [[Soko G-2 Galeb| G-2 Galeb]] light ground attack/trainer jet, the first Libyan warplane to challenge the no-fly zone during the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], on the runway just after the plane had landed at [[Misrata Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Libya live (16:22)|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8390035/Libya-Live.html | work = The Telegraph| date = 24 March 2011|access-date = 24 March 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110322145223/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8390035/Libya-Live.html| archive-date= 22 March 2011 | url-status= dead}}</ref> On 6 April 2011, it was reported that a AASM bomb dropped from a [[Dassault Rafale]] was used to destroy a Libyan tank at a range of 55&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite news|title = Mariane-Jean-Dominique Merchet |url= http://www.marianne2.fr/blogsecretdefense/ | work = The Mariane| date = 4 April 2011 |access-date = 6 April 2011| type = blog | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110416035325/http://www.marianne2.fr/blogsecretdefense/| archive-date= 16 April 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> In Libya, 225 AASM bombs have been dropped.<ref>12 October 2011 [http://defense-update.com/20111012_france-spent-over-1000-bombs-and-missiles-in-the-7-month-libyan-campaign.html France Spent Over 1,000 Bombs and Missiles in the 7 Month Libyan Campaign], Defense update {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111013130846/http://defense-update.com/20111012_france-spent-over-1000-bombs-and-missiles-in-the-7-month-libyan-campaign.html |date=13 October 2011 }}</ref>

"Also referred to as the Hammer, the AASM weapon has impressed during the campaign to date. Incorporating a precision guidance kit and propulsion system, the design will eventually be available for use with standard bombs weighing between 125 kg and 1 000 kg, although a 250 kg version is the only one currently in service. [[Sagem]] cites a range capability of more than 32nm from high altitude, or 8nm from low level. Launches can also be made from an off-axis angle of up to 90°, while up to six weapons can be fired against individual targets in a single pass and with just one trigger press." And "Libya represents the first opportunity for the French Air and Space to employ the [[Thales Damocles]] targeting pod, although the Navy gave the system its combat debut over Afghanistan in late 2010."<ref>Flightglobal, 14 June 2011 [http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/frances-rafale-fighter-proves-its-omnirole-skills-357687/  France's Rafale fighter proves its 'omnirole' skills]</ref>

===India===

According to a report by ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', India placed an order for "large numbers" of the Hammer in September 2020 and deliveries will be completed by the end of November 2020. The reports adds that the French Air and Space Force will transfer some of its supplies of Hammer to India to ensure immediate deliveries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=5 November 2020|title=Indian Rafale fighter jet adds Hammer stand-off weapon to its lethal arsenal |url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indian-rafale-fighter-jet-adds-hammer-stand-off-weapon-to-its-lethal-arsenal/story-4AzUFBF2vphYF4y8EkjjdI.html |access-date=5 November 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> India has started the process of integrating Hammer to its indigenous fighter [[HAL Tejas|Tejas]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/iaf-boosts-lca-tejas-capabilities-with-french-hammer-missiles-under-emergency-powers20211116093745/|title=IAF boosts LCA Tejas capabilities with French Hammer missiles under emergency powers|publisher=ANI|date=16 November 2021}}</ref> [[Bharat Electronics]] and [[Safran Electronics & Defense]] signed [[memorandum of understanding]] on February 11, 2025, to establish a joint venture for the production, customization, sales, and upkeep of AASM Hammer in India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-12 |title=Safran and BEL forge partnership for manufacturing HAMMER weapon in India |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/aero-india-safran-and-bel-forge-partnership-for-manufacturing-hammer-weapon-in-india-precision-guided-air-to-ground-weapon/articleshow/118165680.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-02-19 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> 

The [[Indian Air Force]] deployed [[Rafale]] jets armed with [[AASM Hammer]] glide bombs during [[2025 India–Pakistan strikes|Operation Sindoor]] early in the morning of 7 May 2025, to strike locations in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=Rafale jets hit Pak terror camps with Scalp missiles, Hammer bombs: Sources |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rafale-jets-pak-terror-camps-operation-sindoor-pahalgam-attack-retaliation-2720674-2025-05-07 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Sheenu |date=2025-05-07 |title=Rafale jets hit nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK with Scalp missiles and Hammer bombs |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/rafale-jets-hit-nine-terror-camps-in-pakistan-with-scalp-missiles-hammer-bombs-sources-operation-sindoor-india-pak-war-pahalgam-attack-kashmir-2025-05-07-989011 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref>

===Ukraine===

On 16 January 2024, French president [[Emmanuel Macron]] announced France would be providing several hundred AASM Hammer precision-guided weapons to Ukraine, at a rate of 50 units per month in 2024.<ref>[https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/ukraine-conflict-france-to-send-aasm-guided-bombs-and-more-scalp-eg-missiles-germany-refuses-taurus Ukraine conflict: France to send AASM guided bombs and more SCALP EG missiles, Germany refuses Taurus]. ''Janes''. 18 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://mil.in.ua/en/news/france-is-preparing-40-scalp-eg-missiles-for-ukraine/ France is preparing 40 SCALP EG missiles for Ukraine]. ''Militarnyi''. 17 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://mil.in.ua/en/news/france-will-transfer-50-missiles-to-ukraine-every-month/ France will transfer 50 “missiles” to Ukraine every month]. ''Militarnyi''. 18 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/france_will_deliver_up_to_50_aerial_bombs_to_ukraine_every_month-9220.html France Will Deliver Up to 50 Aerial Bombs to Ukraine Every Month]. ''Defense Express''. 20 January 2024.</ref> The first reported use of the AASM by Ukraine took place on 5 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2024 |title= Ukraine : première utilisation d'une bombe AASM Hammer livrée par la France |url=https://air-cosmos.com/article/ukraine-premiere-utilisation-d-une-bombe-aasm-hammer-livree-par-la-france-68529 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=Air et Cosmos |language= fr}}</ref> They have been deployed from [[MiG-29]]s, [[Su-25]]s<ref name="Altman">{{cite news  |last=Altman |first=Howard |date=12 November 2024 |title=Ukraine Will Have Received 600 French Hammer Bombs By End Of Year |url=https://www.twz.com/air/ukraine-will-have-received-600-french-hammer-bombs-by-end-of-year |access-date=13 November 2024 |work=The War Zone}}</ref> and Mirage 2000-5F.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-23 |author1=Michel Cabirol |title=La France va livrer début 2025 trois Mirage 2000-5 à l'Ukraine |url=https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/la-france-va-livrer-debut-2025-trois-mirage-2000-5-a-l-ukraine-1009418.html?id=1118393423835914 |access-date=2025-06-07 |work=La Tribune |language=fr}}</ref>

== Operators ==
[[File:AASM operators.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|Map with AASM operators in blue]]

===Current operators===
*{{flag|France}}
*{{flag|Croatia}}
*{{flag|Egypt}}<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.sagem.com/media/20150615_sagem-wins-export-contract-aasm-hammer-missiles-egypts-rafale-fighters/ | publisher = Sagem |title= Sagem wins export contract for AASM Hammer missiles on Egypt's Rafales |date= 15 June 2015 | access-date= 5 August 2019}}</ref>
*{{flag|India}}<ref name=":0" />
*{{Flag|Morocco}}<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/sagem-aasm-precision-guided-air-to-ground-munition-goes-laser/ |website=Dutch defence press |title= Sagem AASM precision-guided air-to-ground munition goes laser |date= 8 May 2013 |language= en|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>
*{{flag|Qatar}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://airrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1745+ |title=Air Recognition |access-date=5 August 2019 |archive-date=19 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519230802/http://airrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1745+ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flag|Ukraine}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2024/01/actu/afin-de-contrer-la-russie-lukraine-recevra-de-la-france-de-nouvelles-munitions-de-precision/ | work = Avions legendaires | title= Afin de contrer la Russie l'Ukraine recevra de la France de nouvelles munitions de précision | date=17 January 2024 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{annotated link|AGM-123 Skipper II}}
* {{annotated link|Bombe Guidée Laser}}
* {{annotated link|LT PGB}}
* {{annotated link|LS PGB}}
* {{annotated link|JDAM}}
* {{annotated link|Paveway IV}}
* {{annotated link|HGK (bomb)}}
* {{annotated link|Spice (munition)|Spice}}
* [[Sudarshan laser-guided bomb]] – Indian precision-guided bomb
* {{annotated link|Denel Dynamics Umbani}}
* {{annotated link|UMPK_(bomb_kit)|UMPK}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101206092312/http://www.mbda-systems.com/mbda/site/ref/scripts/EN_AASM_345.html MBDA page]
* [http://www.sagem-ds.com/spip.php?rubrique80&lang=en Sagem page]

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