Hydra 70
| Hydra 70 | |
|---|---|
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 |
| 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 |
| 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, UH-1 Iroquois UH-1N Twin Huey UH-1Y Venom 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. |
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. The Hydra is widely used by US and allied forces, competing with the Canadian CRV7, with which it is physically interchangeable.