BOAR

BOAR
BOAR rocket launch from a F2H Banshee
TypeAir-to-surface missile
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1956–1963
Used byUnited States Navy
Production history
ManufacturerNaval Ordnance Test Station
Specifications (Mk 1 Mod 0)
Mass2,000 pounds (910 kg)
Length15.3 ft (4.65 m)
Diameter30.5 inches (770 mm)
Wingspan54 inches (1,400 mm)
WarheadW7 nuclear
Blast yield20 kilotons of TNT (84 TJ)

EngineSolid-fuel rocket
15,000 lbf (67 kN)
Operational
range
7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Maximum speed 480 miles per hour (770 km/h)
Guidance
system
None
Launch
platform
Douglas AD Skyraider
McDonnell F2H Banshee

The Bombardment Aircraft Rocket, also known as BOAR, the Bureau of Ordnance Aircraft Rocket, and officially as the 30.5-Inch Rocket, Mark 1, Mod 0, was an unguided air-to-surface rocket developed by the United States Navy's Naval Ordnance Test Station during the 1950s. Intended to provide a standoff nuclear capability for carrier-based aircraft, the rocket entered operational service in 1956, remaining in service until 1963.