The Dassault Rafale fighters in your F4 version will have new weaponry available in the form of the 1000-ton AASM 1 GS smart bomb. Similar to the North American JDAM, the weapon was certified for use on the delta-canard fighter by the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA). 

The AASM 1000 is one of the new capabilities of the Rafale F4, whose qualification of the first increment (F4.1) is scheduled for the end of January. The jet will be used by the Air and Space Force and the French Navy, from aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The armament was developed by Safran Electronics & Defense, as part of an 85 million euro contract awarded by DGA in 2017.

Also called modular air-to-ground weaponry, the bomb comprises a GPS guidance kit and inertial navigation system, installed on US Mk.84 and BLU-109 conventional bombs, as well as on French BA84 and P1000 versions, manufactured by ARESIA. The new version of the AASM 1000 still has a propellant, which increases range compared to older variants. 

The standard Rafale F4.1 will be able to carry up to three AASM 1000 (one in the fuselage and one in each wing). The development of the AASM 1000 ammunition was carried out with the active participation of technical specialists from the Air and Space Force, the French Navy and the Joint Munitions Service (SIMu), in order to take into account the recommendations and needs of end users in earlier works. industrial sectors, highlights the DGA. 

The various qualification tests for the ammunition were carried out at the DGA test centers (DGA Missile Testing, DGA Aeronautical Techniques, DGA Land Techniques and DGA Flight Testing) with manufacturers Safran Electronics & Defense and Dassault Aviation. In particular, the qualification shot carried out on the Rafale F4.1 confirmed the compatibility of the AASM 1000 with the new Rafale standard and the performance of the ammunition against the target.