Zuni (rocket)

Zuni
Zuni
Type	Air-to-surface rocket
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	United States military; French Air Force; Ukrainian Air Force
Production history
Produced	1957–present
Specifications
Mass	79.5 pounds (36.1 kg) (motor only)
Length	77 inches (2,000 mm)
Diameter	5 inches (127 mm)
Warhead	various
Engine	Solid-fuel rocket
Operational; range	5 miles (8.0 km)
Maximum speed	1,615 miles per hour (2,599 km/h)
Guidance; system	None

The Zuni 5-inch Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket (FFAR), or simply Zuni, is a 5.0 in (127 mm) unguided rocket developed by the Hunter-Douglas Division of Bridgeport Brass Company and deployed by the United States Armed Forces,^[1]^[2] and the French Air Force.^[3] The rocket was developed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground operations. It can be used to carry various types of warheads, including chaff for countermeasures. It is usually fired from the LAU-10 rocket pod holding four rockets.

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^ "Zuni Missile". Air & space. SI. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
^ "French Jaguar A armaments list". Boutique aero. Archived from the original (infographic) on 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-21.