Four dummy (inert) Hydra 70 rockets next to an AGM-114 Hellfire
Type
Rocket
Place of origin
United States
Service history
Used by
See Users
Production history
Unit cost
$2,799[1][failed verification]
Specifications
Mass
13.6 lb (6.2 kg) (Mk 66 Mod 4 rocket motor only) about 25 lb for the rocket depending on the warhead[2]
Length
41.7 in (1,060 mm)
Diameter
2.75 in (70 mm)
Muzzle velocity
2,300 feet per second (700 m/s)
Effective firing range
8,700 yards (8,000 m)
Maximum firing range
11,500 yards (10,500 m)
Maximum speed
2,425 ft/s (739 m/s)
Guidance system
unguided
Launch platform
OH-58 Kiowa, UH-60 Black Hawk, MH-6 Little Bird, AH-1 Cobra, AH-1W SuperCobra, AH-1Z Viper, AH-64 Apache, Eurocopter Tiger, T-129 ATAK, OV-10 Bronco, A-10 Thunderbolt II, AV-8B Harrier II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, P-3 Orion, Mi-24.[2]
The Hydra 70 rocket is a 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. The Hydra is widely used by US and allied forces, competing with the Canadian CRV7, with which it is physically interchangeable.
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^ abHydra-70 2.75-inch (70mm) family of rockets(PDF), General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, 2012, p. 2, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2012, retrieved 1 November 2012.
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