The Drive: Ukrainians adapted American Hydra missiles to Mi-24B helicopters

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Some Ukrainian helicopters of the Czech production Mi-24B can now use unguided 70-mm Hydra rockets, which Washington announced earlier about sending to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to The Drive, the rockets are loaded into a 19-pipe rocket launcher of a helicopter. It is currently unknown whether US-made missiles can be used in this way on other Air Force helicopters.



Hydra is a modular munition consisting of a standardized 70mm rocket engine that can be fitted with a variety of warheads, including anti-tank and anti-personnel. According to official Pentagon data, the United States has sent more than 7 Hydra-70 missiles to Ukraine. In the US Army, AH-64E Apache helicopters are equipped with launchers for these missiles.

The Drive concludes that deliveries of such missiles to Kyiv are a signal of a reduction in Ukraine's stocks of comparable Soviet-designed unguided rockets. At the same time, during the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, these stocks will decrease even more.

The source points out that the adaptation of Hydra missiles to Mi-24 helicopters is the latest example of the use of Western aviation munitions on planes and helicopters of the Soviet era. Various aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are capable of integrating NATO missiles, including the American AGM-88 high-speed anti-radar and British Storm Shadow cruise missiles for ground strikes.

In addition, Kyiv uses Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) high-precision bombs, for which Soviet MiG-29 aircraft have been modified.
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  1. strange guest
    strange guest
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    2 August 2023 16: 52
    In general, the need for inventions is cunning. Here they won't get away. No, to give up and go for the Far Eastern hectare.
    1. Vox Populi
      Vox Populi
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      3 August 2023 15: 09
      Yes, they do not understand their happiness ... winked
  2. Dmitry Volkov
    Dmitry Volkov
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    3 August 2023 15: 52
    My opinion is how many helicopter pilots are left with the x-men, the training of a helicopter pilot from my experience and knowledge is many times more expensive than fighters, one new helicopter costs a billion rubles, and its engine life is a maximum of 1000 hours, if it flies 5 hours a day, it will be enough for 200 days, i.e. for a year, and then the resources of gearboxes, blades, tanks, chassis, etc. and all this costs millions of rubles, an hour of summer is at least 200000 rubles, and weapons, an assault missile - a million rubles.
    When I was studying, I mastered three types of helicopters, the state spent more than a million US dollars on fuel alone, like this, and you are rackets from the USA laughing
  3. Flight
    Flight
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    13 August 2023 03: 02
    Quote: Strange guest
    In general, the need for inventions is cunning. Here they won't get away. No, to give up and go for the Far Eastern hectare.

    Yes, they may be glad to go, but Muscovites snatched up all the hectares without leaving the rings.