The Armée de L'Air changes the configuration of its weapons for the raids in Syria. In recent weeks a Flurry He dropped a bomb on his mission for the first time BLUE 126 equipped with the modular Air-Ground kit (ASSM, Armement Air-Sol Modulaire) with GPS / laser guidance developed by Sagem Défense Sécurité for Flurry e The Mirage,.
The Sagem project consists of being able to equip any kind of free-fall bomb with a tail plane, a rocket engine and a steering system to transform it into a decametric or metric precision bomb. Derived from the MK82 free-fall bomb, the BLU 126 possesses, unlike the 87 kg of explosive charge of a GBU12, an explosive charge of 13 kg to reduce collateral damage in the strike in urban centers that are frequently caused by the coalition air forces .
The operational use of this ammunition was officially introduced by the 1 'October following the experimental tests successfully completed by the CEAM (center d'expertise military aérienne) of Mont-de-Marsan. The new ammunition is already actively employed by the fighter-bombers engaged against ISIS in Chammal, the operation carried out in Syria by the French forces that reached 23 last month with 300 sorties, and that thanks to this system will allow the fighters to carry a greater number of guided bombs in their missions.
The fighter-bombers employed in Syria by the Armée de L'Air are Mirage 2000 D and N e Dassault Rafale, armed normally with laser guided bombs Paveway II (230 kg) e AS-30L ASM (520 kg).
(photo: Armée de l'air)
