ADR-8

ADR-8A
Type	Chaff rocket
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	United States Air Force
Production history
Designer	Tracor
Designed	early 1960s
Manufacturer	Revere Copper and Brass
Specifications
Length	5 feet (1.5 m)
Diameter	2.75 inches (70 mm)
Warhead	Chaff

Propellant	Solid fuel
Guidance system	None
Launch platform	B-52 Stratofortress

The ADR-8 was an unguided electronic countermeasures rocket developed by Tracor for use by the United States Air Force. It was used to dispense chaff from Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers.

Development

Originally given the designation RCU-2, the ADR-8 was developed for use by the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber, to give the aircraft a means of dispensing chaff to disrupt enemy radar.^[1] Developed by Tracor under a Quick Reaction Contract, the ADR-8 was a folding fin rocket of 2.75 in (70 mm) diameter. Following successful testing, production of the rocket was undertaken by Revere Copper and Brass.^[1]

Operational use

The rockets were fired from 20-shot AN/ALE-25 rocket pods mounted on pylons under the wings of the B-52s. The pods were 13 feet (4.0 m) long and weighed 1,100 pounds (500 kg); the rockets could be fired manually or automatically upon detection of a threat. They were installed on the final 18 B-52H aircraft constructed; earlier B-52Gs and B-52Hs were retrofitted with the system.^[2]

The ADR-8 and AN/ALE-25 were retired in September 1970,^[1] replaced by the "Phase VI" electronic warfare suite.^[2]

References

Citations

1 2 3 Parsch 2005
1 2 Dorr and Peacock 2000, p.52.

Bibliography

Dorr, Robert F.; Peacock, Lindsay T. (2000). B-52 Stratofortress: Boeing's Cold War Warrior. Oxford, England, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1841760971.
Parsch, Andreas (2005). "Revere (Tracor) RCU-2/ADR-8". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

United States tri-service rocket designations post-1962

MGR-1 AIR-2 MGR-3 RUR-4 RUR-5 MER-6 ADR-7 ADR-8 ADR-9 ADR-10 ADR-11 ADR-12 MQR-13 AGR-14 MTR-15 MQR-16 FGR-17 GTR-18

See also: LOCAT United States tri-service missile and drone designations post-1962 Research rocket designations

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