Why Pakistan's F-16s Cant Hide in Hangars Anymore

Bharat Electronics Limited and Safran have formed a 50:50 joint venture to manufacture the HAMMER precision-guided air-to-ground missile in Pune, India. The facility will handle full assembly, integration, testing, and future upgrades of the weapon for the Indian Air Force and Navy.The HAMMER is a 250 kg modular bomb with three main kits: guidance section, optional rocket booster, and warhead. It uses GPS, inertial navigation, and imaging infrared seeker for accurate terminal guidance even under jamming. Maximum stand-off range exceeds 70 km when released from high altitude with booster; without booster the range is 15-20 km. The pilot can select vertical or horizontal impact angle. Warhead penetrates thick reinforced concrete bunkers, command posts, and hardened aircraft shelters.The missile is cleared for Rafale and will be integrated on Tejas Mk1A and Mk2. Local production starts at 50% indigenous content and will rise to 60% and higher. India gets joint ownership of intellectual property for custom variants.This gives IAF rapid, independent supply of long-range precision strike weapons against defended and hardened targets.