Which payload is jettisonable by BRU-14/A?

• A. Airborne Laser Mine Detection System
• B. Airborne Mine Neutralization System
• C. Handling Dolly
• D. Payload package for the USV

Answer: (A)

The BRU-14/A is a store-release rack on aircraft designed to carry and jettison external payloads in flight. The Airborne Laser Mine Detection System fits this role as a pod-like sensor payload that is designed to be mounted on such a rack and released when its mission is complete or when switching to another store. This makes it a true jettisonable aerial payload.

The other options don’t fit this jettisonable, under-wing/under-fuselage store concept: a Handling Dolly is a ground-handling device, not an aerial payload; the Airborne Mine Neutralization System is a complete mission package with its own deployment setup and isn’t typically released from a BRU-14/A; and a payload package for a USV is intended for unmanned surface vessel use, not for aerial carriage and release.