ASMP nuclear missile

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The ASMP nuclear missile is a French air-launched supersonic cruise missile designed to deliver a nuclear warhead as part of France’s airborne strategic deterrent.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
ASMP nuclear missile canonical 2
ASMP-A nuclear missile 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-launched cruise missile
nuclear weapon
abbreviation ASMP
linked to: ASMP-A
alsoKnownAs Air-Sol Moyenne Portée
countryOfOrigin France
deployment airborne component of French nuclear triad
designedForLaunchFrom Dassault Mirage 2000N
Dassault Rafale
Dassault Super Étendard
designedToDeliver strategic nuclear strike
deterrenceDoctrine French doctrine of nuclear deterrence
developedBy France
developmentStart 1970s
diameter about 0.38 m
enteredOperationalServiceWith French Air Force
French Navy
era Cold War
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
launchPlatform aircraft
length about 5.38 m
manufacturer Aérospatiale
MBDA France
mass around 860 kg
maximumSpeed around Mach 3
missionProfile low-level penetration
stand-off nuclear strike
nameLanguage French
operator France
partOf French nuclear deterrent
propulsion solid-fuel rocket
range approximately 300 km
role airborne strategic deterrent
serviceEntry 1986
speed supersonic
status in service
successor ASMP-A nuclear missile
translationOfName Air-to-Surface Medium Range
usedBy French Air and Space Force
linked to: French Air Force

French Naval Aviation
warhead TN 81 nuclear warhead
warheadType thermonuclear warhead
warheadYield approximately 300 kilotons of TNT

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dassault Mirage IV nuclearWeaponCarried ASMP nuclear missile
ASMP nuclear missile successor ASMP-A nuclear missile
linked to: ASMP nuclear missile
Mirage IV armament ASMP nuclear missile