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Rocket Pod Weapons and Military Equipment

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

5 weapon systems

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.

M261 lightweight launcher, 19-round 70 mm rocket launcher, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentM261 lightweight launcher19-round 70 mm rocket launcherSide: UnknownBuilt: Arnold Defense / United StatesThe M261 lightweight launcher is Arnold Defense's 19-round 70 mm rotary-wing rocket launcher for Hydra-70 rockets. Arnold Defense says it is predominantly used by the U.S. Army Apache Program, requires an onboard firing system, and has a 66.2-inch length with an 87-pound empty weight.

UB-16UM rocket pod, Rocket launcher pod for S-5 rockets, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentUB-16UM rocket podRocket launcher pod for S-5 rocketsSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet defense industry / Soviet UnionThe UB-16UM rocket pod is a reusable Soviet 57 mm aircraft launcher for 16 S-5-series rockets. DCS documents the L-39ZA carrying UB-16UM pods loaded with 16 S-5KO HEAT/fragmentation rockets apiece, which places the pod in the legacy light-attack store set.