SNEB | |
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A Matra Type 155 SNEB rocket launcher pod with two red-tipped 68 mm dummy rockets. | |
Type | Rocket |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Used by | France, United Kingdom, United States, Lebanon |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Thomson-Brandt, Matra |
Specifications | |
Diameter | 68 mm (2.7 in) (unfired) |
Guidance system | none, or laser |
Launch platform | Attack aircraft, helicopters |
The SNEB rocket (Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt French: New Society of Edgar Brandt Establishments) is an unguided air-to-surface 68 mm (2.7 in) rocket projectile manufactured by the French company TDA Armements, designed for launch by attack aircraft and helicopters. It is also known as the SNEB rocket pod, and sometimes as the Matra rocket, due to it commonly being carried in pod-like launchers built by Matra.
Two other rockets were developed in the 37 mm (1.5 in) and 100 mm (3.9 in) caliber. The 37mm caliber was one of the earliest folding fin free flight rockets developed after World War II; it was developed mainly for air-to-air engagements and is no longer in service. The 100mm caliber variant is in service with the French Air Force and a few other air forces. Besides France, several other nations produce the SNEB 68 mm rocket under license. In France today, SNEB has been reorganized into the firm of Thomson-Brandt.