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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 equipped with a variety of warheads, and in more recent versions, guidance systems for point attacks.
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 ...
General Dynamics' (GD) Hydra-70 rockets include unitary and cargo warheads for use against point and area targets.
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) 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 ...
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 ...
It is intended to provide a low-cost guided missile compatible with existing unguided 70mm rocket launch platforms such as the Hydra 70. [1] The penetrating version of the GATR is equipped with a steel-cased M282 warhead and a programmable fuze. It can be set from the cockpit to detonate on impact or after a delay and is capable of penetrating ...