Ukraine’s Mi-24 Hinds Now Armed With U.S. 70mm Hydra Rockets
August 3rd, 2023Via: The War Zone:
At least some of Ukraine’s Mi-24 Hind gunship helicopters now appear to be capable of firing U.S.-made unguided 70mm Hydra rockets. The U.S. government first publicly announced it was sending thousands of these munitions to Ukraine earlier this year.
A video, seen below, has now emerged showing what looks to be one of the Mi-24V Hinds that the Czech Republic previously donated to Ukraine being armed with Hydras. The rockets are seen being loaded into a 19-tube M261 rocket pod, which is attached to a pylon on the Hind’s left-side stub wing via an adapter.
Beyond the pylon adapter, it is not immediately clear what other modifications were required to integrate the Hydra onto the Hind.
