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

BombOmOm , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

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

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4a926947-993d-43f6-beb9-d8bc38156a69.png

LaFinlandia OP , 4 months ago

https://i.imgur.com/Lhyawfs.gif

naeap , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

What planes can fly them?

Edit: In the article it seems to only mention F16

BombOmOm , 4 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.