It seems to be the number 498.
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Are you sure? That’s June of 2025
I mean, it says last june when talking about air fan sooo yeah ?
This was expected yes. The original report for Mach 1.4 release used a falsified source. Basically the tri rack ejector is capable of supersonic ejection, but the AASM itself doesn’t have any sources stating that (contrary to what the devblog says, it’s not the rack but the bomb itself which is not supersonic released)
The ejector rack is made for bombs to be released at supersonic speed
The mach 1.4 figure though from what ive seen was was for the 125kg variant and not the 250
kg
Mirage 2000 and Rafale ejectors are capable of releasing 1000lb and 2000lb bombs depending on the ejector
I would need to check, but I believe the tri-rack uses the light duty ejectors, hence with a weight limit that is enough for the 250kg bombs + AASM kit
Its also why people were complaining about the tornado and ef2k not being able to drop above mach 1 despite visually confirmation and probably documentation of the usage of ejector pylons
Potential integration of AASM for Gripen (most likely c for now and maybe e in the future)
Paris aims to begin initial pilot training with Sweden, which supplies Gripen aircraft. Engineers are also working on adapting A2SM bombs for use on the Gripen.
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Maybe AASM XLR to do EW instead of explosive warhead (ignore the video showing the bomb going as fast as missiles lol)
Any way you can clip it or something? The video isn’t available in my region.
Documentary presentor “Some versions are designs to disturb enemy equipment, notably sensitive electronic or informatic systems”
*ingénieur général (seems to be someone from the military working on the project) : “So we can imagine replacing the payload with other things, and typically add EW components, so that the bomb can saturate enemy air defenses, to allow a rafale to fire multiple AASM; some going to the targets and another bomb following them and saturating enemy radars. […] You can fire all of them at the same time so that the enemy doesn’t know which bomb is polluting [the envrionment], losing them time”
So, no confirmation it actually exists yet, but it’s potentially being developed as we speak.
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