OVERVIEW: The SNEB 68mm Smoke Rocket is an unguided, air-to-surface rocket designed for marking, screening, or obscuring targets with smoke. It is fired from 68 mm caliber launchers such as the TDA Type 116 or Matra rocket pods and is compatible with various aircraft and helicopters.

DETAILS: The SNEB (Société Nouvelle des Établissements Edgar Brandt) 68mm rocket family includes a smoke variant fitted with a smoke-generating payload instead of a high-explosive warhead. It uses a solid propellant motor and is fin-stabilized for consistent flight trajectory. The rocket creates a dense smoke screen upon impact, with formulations available in white, red, or colored smoke for marking and obscuration. Its effective range depends on launch altitude and speed, typically between 1 to 4 kilometers in air-to-ground deployment.

This smoke version is part of the broader TDA 68mm and TBA 68mm series, used for both training and tactical marking purposes. The warhead contains smoke composition initiated by an impact fuse and disperses immediately upon ground contact.

The rocket is fired from pods mounted on aircraft or helicopters, including fixed-wing and rotary platforms. Firing is controlled via standard aircraft weapon systems, often in salvo mode for area coverage.

NOTE:
IOC: 1950s
Operators: France, Belgium, India, Brazil, Egypt, Morocco, Argentina, Finland
Platforms: SEPECAT Jaguar, Dassault Alpha Jet, Mirage III/5, Aérospatiale Gazelle, HAL Cheetah, FMA IA-58 Pucará, Westland Scout
Conflict used in: Falklands War (1982), Chadian–Libyan conflict (1987), Indo-Pakistani skirmishes

SOURCE:
TDA Armements SAS (Thales Group): https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/defence/tdas-68-mm-rocket-system ; Jane’s Weapons: Air-Launched ; French Air and Space Force Archives ; SIPRI Arms Transfers Database ; Dassault Aviation Platform Weapon Integration Documents