AASM Hammer vs GBU-44/B Viper Strike
| The French-developed AASM Hammer, introduced in 2007, is a precision-guided air-to-ground weapon distinguished by its modular guidance and propulsion kits. | |
| Origin | 🇫🇷 France |
| Category | Glide Bomb |
| Type | Air-to-surface stand-off weapon |
| Manufacturer | Safran Electronics & Defense |
| Service year | 2007 |
| Number produced | 2,348 units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.2 million |
| Introduced in 2003, the U.S.-developed GBU-44/B Viper Strike is a precision-guided glide bomb that utilizes a semi-active laser seeker to engage moving targets. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Glide Bomb |
| Type | Laser-guided glide bomb |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
| Service year | 2007 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Range | 55.0 km ◉ |
| Weight | -- kg |
| Warhead | 1000.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 3.10 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 273 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | INS, GPS, Laser |
| Warhead type | General purpose bomb |
| Range | 10.0 km ◉ |
| Weight | 20 kg |
| Warhead | 1.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 0.90 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 140 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS-midcourse/terminal laser homing |
| Warhead type | HEAT |