The Hydra 70 rocket is an American made 2.75-inch (70 mm) diameter fin-stabilized unguided rocket used primarily in the air-to-ground role. It can be...
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Look up Hydra or hydra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hydra generally refers to: Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology Hydra (genus)...
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Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is a design conversion of Hydra 70 unguided rockets with a laser guidance kit to turn them into precision-guided...
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pylons for armament and stores, typically AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Hydra 70 rocket pods. Redundant systems help it survive combat damage. The Apache...
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system will use components from the existing Hydra 70 rocket, but differs from other upgrades to the Hydra 70 such as APKWS and LOGIR in that it is designed...
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LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19×/7× Hydra 70 mm/APKWS rockets, respectively) 6× LAU-131 rocket pods (each with 7× Hydra 70 rockets) Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder...
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Joint Standoff Weapon AIM-7 Sparrow AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-120 AMRAAM Hydra 70 M260 70 mm Rocket Launcher Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System M18A1 Claymore...
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The US Air Force used 2.75 in (70 mm) rockets with WDU-4/A flechette warheads.[citation needed] The 70 mm Hydra 70 rocket currently in service with...
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missiles, air-to-air Stinger (ATAS) missiles, 7-shot 2.75 inches (70 mm) Hydra-70 rocket pods, and an M296 0.50 in (12.7 mm) caliber machine gun. The...
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includes 2.75-inch (70 mm) rockets on the external hardpoints, and LAU-68, LAU-61, M260, and M261 launchers with Mk 66 rockets (Hydra 70). Machine guns include...
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LR "fire and forget" and/or HOT3 anti-tank missiles as well as 70 mm (2.8 in) Hydra 70 air-to-ground fire support rockets from Belgium manufacturer Forges...
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Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk (redirect from Westland WS 70)
stub wings , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 unguided rockets in either a 7 tube (M260) or 19 tube (M261) pod...
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an air-to-surface weapon. The FFAR has been developed into the modern Hydra 70 series, which is still in service. The advent of jet engines for fighters...
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series M260 rocket launcher, 2.75 inch, 7-tube, Hydra 70 M261 rocket launcher, 2.75 inch, 19-tube, Hydra 70 M269 launcher/loader, M270 Multiple Launch Rocket...
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The program provided a precision guided 2.75 inch (70 mm) rocket for use with existing Hydra 70 systems in service, as such it has many similarities...
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AIM-9 Sidewinder. Each stub wing has two other stations for 2.75-inch (70 mm) Hydra 70 rocket pods, or AGM-114 Hellfire quad missile launchers. In early 2022...
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M260 rocket pods (each 7× 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 unguided rockets 4× M261 rocket pods (each 7× 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 unguided rockets Missiles:...
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"Gatling-style" cannon in the M97 turret (750 rounds ammo capacity) 2.75 in (70 mm) Mk 40 or Hydra 70 rockets in 7 or 19 round pods 5 in (127 mm) Zuni rockets - 8 rockets...
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guidance. Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket United States Air-to-ground rocket Hydra 70 United States Air-to-ground rocket Zuni United States Air-to-ground rocket...
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096 m) Armament Guns: 1× GAU-19 .50 in (12.7 mm) Gatling gun Rockets: Hydra 70 2.75 in (70 mm) rockets U.S. helicopter armament subsystems United States Army...
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cannon in the M97 turret (750 rounds ammo capacity) 2.75 in (70 mm) Mk 40, or Hydra 70 rockets in 7 or 19 rounds pods 5 in (127 mm) Zuni rockets – up...
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missiles, or 24× 2.75 in (70 mm) Hydra 70 air-to-ground rockets Optional stub wings: 8× Hellfires, 16× Stingers, or 56× Hydra 70 rockets Avionics Miniaturised...
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short-range anti-aircraft weapons. In comparison, the Mighty Mouse or Hydra 70 requires launches from much shorter ranges, potentially placing the launch...
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m, maximum firing range 6500 m) and/or M260 rocket pod with 7 unguided Hydra 70 rockets (effective firing range 8 km). Afghanistan Air Force is the largest...
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Spare parts and other field equipment. An air-to-ground munition, the Hydra 70 70 mm air-launched rocket was donated for the first time. On 9 May 2023...
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Air-to-Ground Missile (2 on each side) or 2 × seven-shot rocket launcher Hydra 70 (1 launcher on each side) "Light Armed Helicopter(LAH) Exploratory Development"...
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Rockets: 70 mm (2.75 in) unguided rockets such as MKE FFAR, Hydra 70, CRV7 Missiles: UMTAS: UMTAS and L-UMTAS anti-tank missiles Cirit: 70 mm guided...
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compatible with existing unguided 70mm rocket launch platforms such as the Hydra 70. The penetrating version of the GATR is equipped with a steel-cased M282...
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upgrade of "dumb" rockets to salvo-fired laser-guided precision missiles Hydra_70 "Ракета "Бронебойщик" прошла госиспытания". 17 February 2019. New Air-ground...
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is similar to the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System upgrade to the Hydra 70 system. The Laser Guided Zuni Rocket is composed of the new WGU-58/B Guidance...
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