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BMD said:
The question is on size. 1,000km, ballistic, Mach 5, what size?
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So, so far:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1803499953815253316

MBDA-Safran are proposing a ground-launched AASM Hammer. There would be 12 of them per launching pod. It'd have a range of 150 km, and be subsonic. Basically filling the GMLRS role.

Thales-ArianeGroup are more ambitious and want a Mach 5, 1000 km-range ballistic missile; but they'd start with an "Mk.1" version that'd just have about 150 km range and only reach up to Mach 3 as it wouldn't leave the atmosphere. Basically filling the ATACMS role.
 
A Person said:
So, so far:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1803499953815253316

MBDA-Safran are proposing a ground-launched AASM Hammer. There would be 12 of them per launching pod. It'd have a range of 150 km, and be subsonic. Basically filling the GMLRS role.

Thales-ArianeGroup are more ambitious and want a Mach 5, 1000 km-range ballistic missile; but they'd start with an "Mk.1" version that'd just have about 150 km range and only reach up to Mach 3 as it wouldn't leave the atmosphere. Basically filling the ATACMS role.
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ATACMS does 300+km. What I estimate the French launcher (right) to have is:

8 x 300mm x ~5000mm rockets, that likely have a range of 150+km with a ~125kg warhead, sort of a heavy warhead'd GMLRS-ER and provisions for carrying 2 x ~650mm x ~5000mm rockets with a 1,000km range with a similar warhead.

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