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French AASM-250 "Hammer" guided aerial bomb strikes a Russian facility in Kozachi Laheri, occupied Kherson region. (streamable.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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March 4, 2024. The occupied Kherson Region. Hitting an enemy object with a guided aerial bomb.

🔥 Burn in hell, orcs!

Thanks to the pilots✈️ Air Force for successful combat work!

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🇺🇦 Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

The hammer guided bombs are pretty new (for Ukraine). Their main difference from other bombs is they are not only dropped by an aircraft, but they also have a rocket assist, which gives them extra range. Which is helpful in both low and high altitude flight conditions.

Would you like to know more: https://www.twz.com/these-are-the-hammer-rocket-assisted-bombs-headed-to-ukraine

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

What planes can fly them?

Edit: In the article it seems to only mention F16

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

To my knowledge, the only known launch platforms are the Rafale, Mirage 2000, Mirage F1, Tejas, and F-16.

So, we are either seeing some of the first evidence of F-16 use in Ukraine, or they adapted them to work with something like Su-24, as they did with the SCALP cruise missiles.