Sunday 25 September 2011

Prithvi II Missile

Prithvi II class was a single stage liquid-fuelled missile with maximum payload of 300 kg, but with an extended range of 250 kilometres. It was developed with the Indian Air Force being the primary user. It was first test-fired on January 27, 1996 and the development stages were completed in 2004. The Prithvi II class of missiles were inducted into the Army as well as the Air Force.

Images of Prithvi II (Indian Missile)





Thursday 15 September 2011

Armement Air-Sol Modulaire

The Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM) is a French Precision-Guided Munition developed by Sagem Défense Sécurité. It is Air-to-Ground Weapon. It comprises of a frontal guidance kit and a rear-mounted range extension kit matched to a dumb bomb. The weapon is modular because it can integrate different types of guidance units and different types of bombs. The basic version features a 250-kilogram (550 lb) bomb plus hybrid inertial navigation system (INS) / Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance. Other variants add imaging infrared (IIR) or semi-active laser homing (SALH) to increase accuracy; there are also versions with 125-kilogram (280 lb) or 1,000-kilogram (2,200 lb) bomb bodies. It is entered service in 2007 with the French Air Force and Naval Aviation.

Images of AASM