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I disagree. AASM is an upgrade that turns a bomb into a guided weapon with a rocket motor. That is the definition of a missile. While things like Paveway, JDAM, and Spice are bombs since they have no self propulsion AASM and Skipper are certainly ATGM’s.
AASM and Skipper are AGMs/powered glide bombs, they’re not specifically designed for tank killing.
Air To Ground Missile
rocket booster is optional
Yes, it’s a range extension kit (REK). In principal, I have seen it installed 99.9% of the time
The “to” in Air to Ground Missile is omitted in the acronym usually. ATGM is generally Anti-Tank Guided Missile.
Air to Ground Missile is typically abbreviated to AGM, to avoid confusion with Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM).