New video shows US fighter aircraft knocking out Houthi drones with rockets much cheaper than top air-to-air missiles
The footage shows two drones exploding above the water. The AGR-20 FALCO Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS, are ...
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Drones beware: Budget-friendly APKWS missiles in action
APKWS missiles are based on unguided Hydra 70 mm rockets, enabling them to be housed in LAU32 or LAU51 pods containing seven or 19 missiles, respectively. It’s noteworthy that one pod occupies ...
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OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
Service: US Army Armament: Air-to-air Stinger; .50 caliber machine gun; HYDRA 70 rockets; HELLFIRE missiles Crew: 2 Max Speed: 128 mph Range: 299 miles The OH-58 Kiowa Warrior conducts armed ...
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AH-1W Super Cobra
Service: USMC Armament: 20 mm M197 Gatling cannon; Hydra 70 rockets; 5 in Zuni rockets; TOW missiles; AGM-114 Hellfire; AIM-9 Sidewinder. Speed: 170 knots Range: 58 nm Propulsion: 2x GE T700-GE ...