The Ukrainian Defense Forces have created an improvised multiple rocket launcher system. A conventional civilian off-road vehicle is used as a chassis.
What is known
The launcher is the LAU-131 aircraft system. It is usually equipped on helicopters and airplanes. However, the Ukrainian military managed to secure the rocket launcher in the trunk of the SUV.
⚡️Self-made 🇺🇦Ukrainian MLRS based on a pickup truck, the role of which is guided by the 🇺🇸American LAU-131 launcher for Hydra-70 unguided air missiles
They have previously been spotted on Su-25 aircraft and Mi-24 helicopters, however, it appears that the partners provided many… pic.twitter.com/faq0hnEy1e
– 🇺🇦Ukrainian Front (@front_ukrainian) September 24, 2023
The LAU-131 has seven tubes for launching American Hydra 70 unguided missiles of 70 mm caliber. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also use a guided version of the Hydra 70 called the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS).