Rafale fighter jets will soon be introduced in Indian Air Force. This is sure to give Indian firepower a major upswing. Rafale fighter jets will introduce new abilities in IAF’s fighter fleets.
The Indian Air Force is further strengthening the capabilities of the combat aircraft by fitting out it with the HAMMER missiles from France.
“The order for the HAMMER missiles is being processed and the French authorities have agreed to supply them to us at a short notice for our Rafale combat aircraft,” government sources told ANI.
Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM) HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) is a new generation medium-range modular air-to-ground weapon designed and manufactured by Sagem (Safran group), for the French Air Force and Navy.
This would give India the ability to take out any bunkers or hardened shelters in any kind of landscape comprising mountainous locations like Eastern Ladakh, where a tense standoff is on between India and China.
The report stated that in view of the “urgent requirement” for these missiles by the Air Force, the French authorities would be “delivering the systems to India from the existing stock meant for some other customer”.
Under emergency powers granted by the Central Government for immediate procurement to the Armed Forces, an airborne surface-to-surface Hammer missile is being ordered to hit targets of up to 60-70 km.