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Bomb itself & upgraded system turns a regular 250-kilogram bomb into a guided bomb with a range of over 70 kilometers,  and GPS navigation, and advanced variants can have additional infrared or laser guidance for even greater strike accuracy.

Thanks to GPS guidance, the AASM Hammer can hit targets with a nominal or median miss distance of up to 10 meters. If laser guidance is used, tests have shown that the AASM Hammer hits a target from 50 kilometers with a nominal deviation of 1 meter.

Ukrainian military has been successfully using the AASM Hammer since the beginning of March 2024. The first bomb was dropped on the occupiers at the Avdiivka coke plant. Subsequently, it was probably the AASM Hammer that destroyed the command post of the Russians in Kherson region.

Possible modifications

The attack range of AASM Hammer depends on speed of the carrier aircraft and its altitude maximum range of bomb is 70 kilometers, if launch altitude is low – 15 kilometers. In 2022, a new range extension kit 1,000-kilogram bombs was introduced, which can increase range upto 200 k/m.

Addition of rocket motor makes, version to have a much longer range. Modification is supposed to extend bomb’s range to 200 kilometers, but it is not known whether France plans to purchase transfer systems with this kit rocket motor of latest model. In addition, Ukraine would not mind getting more powerful bombs of 500 and 1,000 kilograms, similar to JDAM family of weapons, already have 500 kg (GBU-32) and 1000 kg (GBU-31) models. Therefore, it is hoped that a decision on the transfer of other AASM Hammer versions will be made – all the more so, since info has already been announced about possibility of providing Ukraine with French-based Mirage 2000 aircraft.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33980