OMI rockets and launchers (Greece), Air-launched rockets

Development
In 2000, Ordtech Military Industries SA (OMI) of Greece issued details of its 68 mm aircraft Folding Fin Aerial Rocket (FFAR) and 68 mm and 70 mm launchers available for home use and export. The rocket is similar to the TDA 68 mm SNEB rockets, developed in the 1950s and since been exported all over the world. OMI has also developed three warheads for use with the rocket; HE blast, anti-tank and practice. The rocket has been designed for use primarily in the air-to-ground role by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. However, it has also been successfully demonstrated in the air-to-air role. The rocket can be fired from any 68 mm SNEB type launcher, as well as the OMI six-tube RL68/6 designed specifically for it. Both the launcher and the 68 mm FFAR have been cleared for carriage and launch by various aircraft including: Aermacchi MB -326 and MB -339, Alpha Jet, Hawk, Jaguar, Marchetti SF-260, Mirage III, Mirage V, Mirage 50, Mirage F1 and Mirage 2000, and by BO 105, SA-316 Alouette and SA 330 Puma helicopters.OMI has also developed two 70 mm (2.75 in) rocket launchers. These are designated RL70/7 and RL70/19, and contain seven and 19 tubes respectively. These designations correspond to the LAU-68 and LAU-61 of the US Navy, LAU-131 and LAU-130 of the USAF, and M261 and M260 of the US Army respectively. The RL70/7 and RL70/19 rocket launchers are designed for use with high-performance jet or medium-performance propeller driven aircraft, fixed- and rotary-wing, for

Description
The OMI 68 mm FFAR has the appearance of a conventional unguided rocket, comprising a 68 mm motor with eight flip-out umbrella type fins and an appropriate warhead with fuze. The motor is filled with an extruded double-base SNEB type propellant, which is believed to have a burn time of 0.8 s. The fins are straight, similar to those on the SNEB 25 F1B motor, and give the rocket a spin rate of 20 rps. The rocket, with a practice warhead but no fuze, is 0.82 m long, has an extended fin span of 0.2 mm and weighs 4 kg. The three OMI warheads associated with the rocket motor are High Explosive (HE), Hollow Charge (HC) and Target Practice (TP). These are designed primarily for direct hit and their effectiveness results from impact against the target. They are normally supplied with a 24A nose-mounted impact fuze. The HC warhead is credited with the ability to penetrate 300 mm thick homogenous armour steel plate.The RL68/6 launcher is a conventional, cylindrical-shaped rocket launcher with six 68 mm tubes. It is reusable, and is made up of three sections: a pointed nosecone with six symmetrically spaced exit holes; a centre section with 356 mm spaced suspension lugs; and a tapered tail unit. It is 1.45 m long, has a maximum body diameter of 246 mm and weighs around 58 kg when loaded with six rockets. The launcher and rocket firing system requires a 28 V DC 1 A electrical power supply for

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Publication Title	Jane's Air-Launched Weapons
Publication date	Dec 03, 2010
Section	Air-launched rockets
Publication synopsis	The only accessible and constantly updated guide to the world's inventories of airborne weapons. Covering well over 600 systems, in service or in development, it provides a detailed and comprehensive reference to: capabilities/technology; functionality/effectiveness; user base; combat record; upgrades, variants and future enhancements. The guide includes extensive analysis tables covering all weapon types, national inventories and aircraft weapon loads and documents the world's air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, bombs, rockets, guns and underwater weapons, including new and emerging weapons.
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