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Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and France’s Safran Electronics & Defence (SED) have signed a Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement (JVCA) to manufacture HAMMER.
Description:
What is HAMMER?
Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range (HAMMER):
- A precision-guided, air-to-ground weapon system developed by Safran (France).
- Categorised as a smart glide bomb with modular design, offering high accuracy.
- Already in service with Rafale aircraft; to be integrated with India’s LCA Tejas as well. High modularity: Suitable for integration on multiple aircraft platforms.
Key Technical Features:
- Range: Up to 70 km.
- Payload Compatibility: Can be fitted to standard bombs of 250 kg, 500 kg, 1000 kg.
- All-weather capability
- Low-altitude launch
- Jamming-resistant
- Penetration ability
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