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These are the airborne systems in addition to the four ballistic nuclear missile submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The studies for the successor to the ASMP-A missile, dubbed ASN4G, have already begun,&#8221; Le Drian told a high-level conference on the French nuclear deterrent on Nov. 20. ASN4G is understood to refer to air-sol nucl\u00e9aire fourth-generation, an industry executive said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sensitivity of the deterrent was such that the conference organizer showed an extended video clip of a training mission that obscured an ASMP-A missile carried under the fuselage of a Rafale. A special edition of specialist magazine Air &#038; Cosmos carried a cover picture of a weapon marked ASMP-A under a Rafale. The published pictures are understood to have been adapted by the Air Force to avoid giving too much detail. Air &#038; Cosmos was not available for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copies of the magazine were distributed at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The daring concepts, for example, based on stealth and hypersonic technologies, at the forefront of technological development, will be explored,&#8221; Le Drian said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The projects are key to overcoming the enemy&#8217;s interdiction and also for the domestic industrial and technology base, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The choice of the future weapon system, comprising the ASN4G missile and a platform to be decided, is therefore a major issue for the services,&#8221; he said. The project is closely tied to the future format of the Air Force, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work began in the summer on the ASMP-A, intended to allow the air-breathing missile to defeat future air defense systems out to 2035, Le Drian said. The work consists of design and development studies for the mid-life upgrade, a source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of the Air Staff Gen. Denis Mercier previously gave a glimpse of the technology studies on the future airborne weapon, which will call for a choice between stealth or speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stealth study and one on hypersonic speed are underway for the successor to the ASMP-A, Mercier told the defense committee of the lower-house National Assembly in April. 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