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ASMP - Definition and Overview |
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| ASMP
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| Function | medium-range air to surface nuclear missile
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| Deployment | {{{Deployment }}}
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| General Characteristics
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| Engine | liquid-fuel ramjet
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| Launch mass | 860 kg
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| Length | 5.38 m
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| Speed | Mach 2 to Mach 3
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| Range | between 80 km and 300 km
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| Warhead | TN81 nuclear warhead, 150 kT or 300 kT (selective mode)
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| Launch platform | Dassault Mirage 2000N, Dassault Rafale, and Dassault Super Etendard
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The ASMP (Air-Sol Moyenne Portee - medium-range air to surface missile) is an air-launched nuclear warhead delivery system used by France. In French nuclear doctrine, they are the last-ressort warning shot before usage of strategic nuclear weapons.
ASMP entered service in 1986, replacing the earlier free-fall AN-22 bomb on France's Dassault Mirage IV aircraft and the AN-52 bomb on Dassault Super Etendard. About 84 weapons are stockpiled. Carrier aircraft are the Dassault Mirage 2000N, Dassault Rafale, and Dassault Super Etendard; the earlier Mirage IVP has been completely retired.
ASMP is 5.38 meters long and weighs 860 kg. It is a supersonic stand-off missile powered by a liquid-fuel ramjet. It flies at Mach 2 to Mach 3, with a range between 80 km and 300 km depending on flight profile. Warhead is a single TN81 with two yield options, 150 kT and 300 kT.
An advanced, long-range version of the ASMP, known as ASMP-A or ASMP+, is under development, with intended service entry in 2010.
See also Force de frappe.
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