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The most common warhead for the Hydra 70 rocket is the M151 "10-Pounder," which has a blast radius of 10 meters and lethal fragmentation radius of around 50 meters. [5] The M247 HEDP warheads have similar penetration to the standard M72 LAW warhead (~300 mm of rolled homogenous armor).
Where possible the system utilizes existing Hydra 70 components such as launchers, rocket motors, warheads and fuzes.The weapon bridges the gap between the Hydra 70 and AGM-114 Hellfire systems and provides a cost-effective method of engaging lightly armored point targets.
English: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 use a torque wrench to assemble a 2.75-inch rocket configured with Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II, a hydra 70 rocket motor and M282 High Explosive Incendiary Multipurpose Penetrator Warhead during ordnance building and preparation in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps ...
The only type classified subsystem for the Boeing AH-64 Apache series, the M139 is composed of the "Aerial Rocket Control System" which gives the aircraft the ability to fire members of the Hydra 70/Mk 66 2.75 in/70 mm rocket family, a dispenser interface controlling the M130 chaff/flare dispenser (also used on the AH-1 helicopter), and the ...
General Dynamics' (GD) Hydra-70 rockets include unitary and cargo warheads for use against point and area targets.
General Dynamics' (GD) Hydra-70 rockets can be mounted on most of the rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, which include the Apache, Cobra and F-16. General Dynamics (GD) Wins $149M Army Deal for Hydra ...
A towed configuration consisting of six 19-round pods called a Slammer was tested for airborne infantry support. The range was approximately 7,000 meters using Hydra 70 family rockets. Warheads for the Mk 40 motor
General Dynamics' (GD) Combat Systems segment that manufactures and supplies Hydra-70 rockets registers 4.4% year-over-year sales growth in the first quarter of 2020. General Dynamics (GD) Wins $3 ...