An aircraft hardpoint is a specific location on the airframe of a military aircraft designed to carry external loads such as weapons, fuel tanks, or electronic pods. These hardpoints are essential for configuring the aircraft for various combat or mission-specific roles. Traditionally, only Attacker 💥 aircraft carried significant loads in external hardpoints. However, with the advent of the Strike Fighter ⚡ and the installation of Surface-to-Air Missile 🚀s on fighters, new designs are being drawn up with ever greater amounts of exterior ordnance in mind, and subsequently, with more and stronger hardpoints.
