Aircraft Setup

This page has a list and description of nearly every item that can be put on a pylon in Arma. Weapons commonly used are bolded.

NOTE: You can toggle control of the pylon between pilot & gunner by clicking the little pilot/gunner icon next to the weapon name. As a general rule, you should assign pylons as follows:

Pilot:

• Air-to-air weapons
• All bombs
• All Rockets
• All fixed guns

Gunner:

• Air-to-ground missiles (AGMs)

• 

  Example loadout for an AH-64D. Note the pilot/gunner control specificity.

Western Aircraft

Helicopters

Weapon	Description	Appropriate Eras
AIM-9M	Heat-seeking short-range AA missile	50s-present
AIM-9X	Heet-seeking short-range AA missile, greater off-boresight capability than AIM-9M	Contemporary
ATAS	Air-to-Air-Stinger (pack of two), standard AA weapon for Apaches	60s-present
DAGR	Optically-guided high-explosive rocket	80s-present
AGM-114K "Hellfire II"	Laser-guided anti-tank missile	80s-present
AGM-114L "Hellfire II"	Radar-guided fire-and-forget anti-tank missile	00s-present
AGM-114M "Hellfire II"	Laser-guided anti-bunker missile	80s-present
AGM-114N "Hellfire II"	Laser-guided thermobaric missile	90s-present
M260/M261	7-tube/19-tube rocket launchers that fire Hydra-70 high-explosive dual-purpose rockets	50s-present
LAU-61/LAU-68	19-tube/7-tube rocket launchers that fire Hydra-70 high-explosive dual-purpose rockets	50s-present
GAU-19	.50 caliber gatling gun	80s-present

Fixed-Wing

Weapon	Description	Appropriate Eras
AIM-9M	Heat-seeking short-range AA missile	50s-present
AIM-9X	Heet-seeking short-range AA missile, greater off-boresight capability than AIM-9M	Contemporary
AIM-132 ASRAAM	British/Australian equivalent to AIM-9	00s-present
AIM-120 AMRAAM	Radar-guided medium-range AA missile	90s-present
AAM-3	Japanese equivalent to AIM-9	90s-present
AAM-4	Japenese equivalent to AIM-120M	00s-present
AAM-5	Japanese equivalent to AIM-9, replaced AAM-3	00s-present
AGM-65B "Maverick"	Optically-guided anti-tank missile	70s
AGM-65D "Maverick"	Heat-seeking anti-tank missile	70s-present
AGM-65H "Maverick"	Optically-guided anti-tank missile	00s-present
AGM-65K "Maverick"	Optically-guided anti-tank missile	00s-present
AGM-65L "Maverick"	Laser-guided anti-tank missile	80s-present
AGM-154A JSOW	GPS/INS-guided anti-tank missile with cluster bomblets	00s-present
AGM-88 HARM	Anti-radiation missile (targets radar-emitters)	80s-present
Mk-82	Unguided 500lb bomb	50s-present
Mk-82 "Snakeye"	Unguided high-drag 500lb bomb (for low-altitude bombing)	50s-present
GBU-10	Laser-guided 2000lb bomb	70s-present
GBU-12	Laser-guided 500lb bomb	70s-present
GBU-24	Laser-guided 2000lb bomb	70s-present
GBU-31 JDAM	GPS-guided 2000lb bomb	00s-present
GBU-32 JDAM	GPS-guided 1000lb bomb	00s-present
GBU-38 JDAM	GPS-guided 500lb bomb	00s-present
GBU-54 LJDAM	GPS & laser-guided 500lb bomb	00s-present
GBU-39 SDB	GPS-guided 250lb bomb (pack of 4)	00s-present
GBU-53 SDB II	GPS & laser & heat-seeking 250lb bomb (pack of 4)	Contemporary
CBU-85 Cluster	Unguided multi-purpose cluster bomb	80s-present
CBU-87 CEM	Unguided multi-purpose cluster bomb	80s-present
CBU-89 GATOR	Unguided multi-purpose cluster mine dispenser	80s-present
CBU-97 SFW	Unguided anti-tank cluster mine dispenser	90s-present
CBU-105 SFW WCMD	GPS-guided anti-tank cluster mine dispenser	00s-present
BLU-107 Durandal	Unguided anti-runway bomb	80s-present
BL-778 Cluster	Unguided anti-tank cluster bomb	70s-present
PDU-X (Leaflets)	Unguided leaflet dispenser	50s-present
ASM-2	Japanese heat-seeking anti-ship missile	90s-present
SUU-25	Unguided flare dispenser	50s-present
Hydra rockets	Unguided rockets, many variants	50s-present
DAGR	Optically-guided high-explosive rockets (fictional)	80s-present
Zuni LAU-10	Zuni unguided rockets fired from 4-tube LAU-10 rocket pod	60s-present
LANTIRN Pod	Targeting pod	90s-present
LITENING Pod	Targeting pod	00s-present
HTS Pod	Anti-radiation targeting pod	80s-present
Sniper XR Pod	Targeting pod	Contemporary
Sniper/HTS Pod	Sniper targeting pod with anti-radiation capabilities	Contemporary
AN/ALQ-131/AN/ALQ-134	Electronic countermeasures pods, used against heat-seeking threats	80s-present

Russian/Soviet Aircraft

Russian/Soviet aircraft share a lot between helicopters and fixed-wing so everything is listed in one table. NOTE: See this video for how to use the SU25 and guided munitions (it's NOT intuitive at all): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrION09pv8E

Weapon	Description	Appropriate Eras
S-5/S-8/S-13	55mm, 85mm, and 122mm unguided rockets	50s-present
FAB-250	Unguided 250kg (550lb) bomb	50s-present
OFAB-250	Unguided 250kg (550lb) bomb	50s-present
KAB-250	Laser-guided 250kg (550lb) bomb (possibly broken as of 11-19-17)	00s-present
KAB-500	Laser-guided 500kg (1150lb) bomb	00s-present
RBK-250	Unguided 250kg (550lb) cluster bomb	50s-present
UPK-23-250	23mm GSh-23L gun pod with 250 rounds	70s-present
KMGU-2	Mine dispenser	70s-present
R60/R60M	Short-range heat-seeking AA missiles	70s-present
R73/R73M	Short-range heat-seeking AA missiles	80s-present
9M120/9M120M	Optically-guided anti-tank missile	80s-present
9M127M/9K121 Vikhr	Laser-guided anti-tank missiles IRL, but currently behaves like 9M120 in Arma	80s-present
Kh25	Laser-guided anti-tank missile	70s-present
Kh25ML	Laser-guided anti-bunker missile with tandem warhead	70s-present
Kh25MA	Radar-guided anti-tank missile	00s-present
Kh25MT	Optically-guided anti-tank missile	70s-present
Kh25 MTP	Heat-seeking anti-tank missile	80-present
Kh25MP	Anti-radiation missile
Kh29L	Laser-guided anti-tank missile	80s-present
Kh29ML	Laser-guided anti-tank missile (updated L model)	90s-present
Kh29T	Optically-guided anti-tank missile	80s-present
Kh29MP	Radar-guided anti-tank missile	00s-present
Kh29D	Heat-seeking anti-tank missile	00s-present