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29-05-2024, 08:21 PM
FRANCE WEAPONS for UKRAINE - Macron Backs Ukraine's Right to Strike Russian Military Bases. His comments come amid heated debates on whether to permit Ukraine to strike inside Russia with Western-supplied long-range weapons. AASM guidance system could theoretically plant a powerful 250 kg. munition within one meter of an aiming point, at a range in excess of 70 km.
The weapon, sometimes called HAMMER, was purpose-designed for use by France’s front-line Rafale and Mirage 2000 tactical multi-role fighters. It has been in production since 2012. On Ukrainian battlefield, Russian bomb guidance kits currently used about half as capable as an AASM-fitted bomb, or its comparable to US counterpart, laser-guided JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) bomb guidance kit.
Lecornu said discussions with Ukrainian military engineers are progress to adapt French AASM bomb kit to American F-16 fighter jets donated to Kyiv from Denmark & Netherlands. The first six F-16s, with trained Ukrainian pilots, reportedly will reach the Ukrainian Air Force by May or June.
In March Ukrainian AirForce has used modified MiG-29 fighters to make AASM drops.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Jan. 16 first announced planned deliveries of 50 AASM bomb kits a month. The first publicly reported use of the weapon was on March 4, in the southern Kherson sector.
Production of France’s powerful SCALP cruise missile, a weapon used by Ukraine in multiple successful strikes against Russian warships, will be restarted, and in 2024, 40 of the missiles will be produced, Lecornu said.
France will up its artillery ammo manufacture to about 100,000 shells in 2024, Lecornu said, munitions 80,000 155mm rounds will got to Ukraine. Currently, French 155mm shell delivery to Ukraine is “reaching” 2,000 units a month, Some military analysts questioned whether French industry is capable of more quadrupling national shell production in nine months.
French govt will, if needed, use constitutional powers allowing the state to requisition industrial capacity, set arms manufacturer priorities, and mandate minimum stocks, to accelerate the production of shells & other military material for Ukraine, Lecornu said.
“We need things to go quicker, to change faster. This is important for Ukraine and the credibility of our military,” he said. “I have authority.”
Production of France’s advanced Caesar self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine is on track and a total 78 systems will be delivered to Kyiv by the end of 2024, France, Denmark, and Ukraine are financing production at facilities owned by Nexter, the major French arms manufacturer.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/30172
The weapon, sometimes called HAMMER, was purpose-designed for use by France’s front-line Rafale and Mirage 2000 tactical multi-role fighters. It has been in production since 2012. On Ukrainian battlefield, Russian bomb guidance kits currently used about half as capable as an AASM-fitted bomb, or its comparable to US counterpart, laser-guided JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) bomb guidance kit.
Lecornu said discussions with Ukrainian military engineers are progress to adapt French AASM bomb kit to American F-16 fighter jets donated to Kyiv from Denmark & Netherlands. The first six F-16s, with trained Ukrainian pilots, reportedly will reach the Ukrainian Air Force by May or June.
In March Ukrainian AirForce has used modified MiG-29 fighters to make AASM drops.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Jan. 16 first announced planned deliveries of 50 AASM bomb kits a month. The first publicly reported use of the weapon was on March 4, in the southern Kherson sector.
Production of France’s powerful SCALP cruise missile, a weapon used by Ukraine in multiple successful strikes against Russian warships, will be restarted, and in 2024, 40 of the missiles will be produced, Lecornu said.
France will up its artillery ammo manufacture to about 100,000 shells in 2024, Lecornu said, munitions 80,000 155mm rounds will got to Ukraine. Currently, French 155mm shell delivery to Ukraine is “reaching” 2,000 units a month, Some military analysts questioned whether French industry is capable of more quadrupling national shell production in nine months.
French govt will, if needed, use constitutional powers allowing the state to requisition industrial capacity, set arms manufacturer priorities, and mandate minimum stocks, to accelerate the production of shells & other military material for Ukraine, Lecornu said.
“We need things to go quicker, to change faster. This is important for Ukraine and the credibility of our military,” he said. “I have authority.”
Production of France’s advanced Caesar self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine is on track and a total 78 systems will be delivered to Kyiv by the end of 2024, France, Denmark, and Ukraine are financing production at facilities owned by Nexter, the major French arms manufacturer.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/30172
