The French DGA has awarded Safran a contract for the provision of guidance kits for its air-launched bombs.
Under the contract, awarded on 29 December, the company will upgrade the long-range precision-guided bombs in its Air-to-Ground Modular Weapon (AASM) inventory to block four standard.
The DGA told Shephard on 9 January that Block 4 will see the replacement of several components found in existing AASM kits, thus allowing a reduction in the acquisition cost, while retaining identical performances.
The contract includes the development of the new standard and acquisition of undisclosed number of weapons, the DGA added. Safran Electronics &
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