Weapon tag archive

Reusable Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Reusable, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

LAU-32 rocket launcher, 7-tube 70 mm rocket launcher, Munitions

MunitionsLAU-32 rocket launcher7-tube 70 mm rocket launcherSide: UnknownBuilt: Thales Belgium / BelgiumThe LAU-32 is a Belgian reusable seven-tube 70 mm launcher for fixed-wing aircraft. Thales Belgium describes it as an aluminum cylindrical pod with a central tube surrounded by six equally spaced tubes, offered in MOD.4 and MOD.5 forms for FFAR and wrap-around rocket use on aircraft such as the A-29 Super Tucano, F-5, and F/A-18.

2.75-inch rocket pod, Aircraft rocket pod, Munitions

Munitions2.75-inch rocket podAircraft rocket podSide: UnknownBuilt: Various manufacturers / United States / BelgiumThe 2.75-inch rocket pod is a reusable external launcher class for 70 mm aerial rockets on fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Arnold Defense's LAU-68 F/A and LAU-61 G/A product lines show 7- and 19-round launcher families, while Leonardo's AW109 TrekkerM brochure lists external 2 x 70 mm rocket launchers with 7 or 12 tubes.

5-inch rocket pod, Aircraft rocket pod, Munitions

Munitions5-inch rocket podAircraft rocket podSide: UnknownBuilt: Various manufacturers / United StatesThe 5-inch rocket pod is the reusable LAU-10-series aircraft launcher used for Zuni 5-inch FFAR rockets. Designation-Systems says NOTS China Lake began developing the 5-inch rocket in the early 1950s to replace the HVAR, and that after production approval in 1957 the rocket was deployed primarily in four-tube LAU-10/A pods.

LAU-series rocket pod, Aircraft rocket pod family, Munitions

MunitionsLAU-series rocket podAircraft rocket pod familySide: UnknownBuilt: Various manufacturers / United States / BelgiumLAU-series rocket pods are reusable external aircraft launcher pods used for 2.75-inch/70 mm and 5-inch/127 mm aerial rockets. The family covers fixed-wing launcher lines such as LAU-32, LAU-68 F/A, LAU-61 G/A, and the LAU-10/A pod family for Zuni rockets, with some 2.75-inch versions also fitted to rotary-wing aircraft.

Falcon 9, Reusable two-stage orbital rocket, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentFalcon 9Reusable two-stage orbital rocketSide: UnknownBuilt: SpaceX / United StatesFalcon 9 is SpaceX's reusable two-stage orbital rocket built in the United States for crew and payload missions to orbit. GPS.gov's launch archive records Falcon 9 launching the GPS III Space Vehicle 05 mission, and SpaceX's own vehicle and launch-service guides describe the rocket as a LOX/RP-1 system with a reusable first stage.