ARM-657 Mamboretá
| ARM-657 Mamboretá | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rocket pod |
| Place of origin | Argentina |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Argentine Army Argentine Air Force |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Fabricaciones Militares CITEDEF |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Diameter | 57 mm (5.7 cm) |
The ARM-657 Mamboretá is a rocket pod of Argentine origin, each carrying 6 Áspid 57mm rockets. It is used on the IA 58 Pucará, Embraer 312 Tucano, IA 63 Pampa, A-4AR Fightinghawk and Hughes 500 helicopters of the Argentine Air Force, it was also expected to be used by the UH-1H Huey II and the CH-14 Aguilucho of the Argentine Army. It is a design by Fabricaciones Militares and CITEDEF, and mass-production as well as further improvement of the system has been planned at the former.[1]
The Áspid rocket has a modular warhead section that can be switched for different types of targets expected in close air support and counterinsurgency missions.
It has two variants: A with intervalometer and B without intervalometer.[2]
References
- ^ Elías, Jorge (6 December 2009). "117. Fabricación de Coheteras Mamboreta ARM 657A". Proyecto Pragmalia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Manufacture of Mamboreta ARM 657A Rockets". Proyectopragmalia. 14 September 2021.