Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The AS-30 was an air-to-ground missiles built by Nord Aviation. It was a precision attack weapon designed to be used against high-value targets like bridges and bunkers. The AS-30 was essentially a larger version of their earlier AS-20 design, and initially used that weapon's guidance system which required the pilot to track the weapon visually and correct it's path using a small joystick while also flying their own aircraft. All such MCLOS systems proved very difficult to use in practice. The updated AS-30L replaced this system with a semi-active laser homing system, which allows the missile to fly to the target without operator intervention. About 60 AS-30Ls were launched during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Deliberate Force with great success.. }
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- AS-30 abstract "The AS-30 was an air-to-ground missiles built by Nord Aviation. It was a precision attack weapon designed to be used against high-value targets like bridges and bunkers. The AS-30 was essentially a larger version of their earlier AS-20 design, and initially used that weapon's guidance system which required the pilot to track the weapon visually and correct it's path using a small joystick while also flying their own aircraft. All such MCLOS systems proved very difficult to use in practice. The updated AS-30L replaced this system with a semi-active laser homing system, which allows the missile to fly to the target without operator intervention. About 60 AS-30Ls were launched during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Deliberate Force with great success.".