hardpoint
External equipment mount
A hardpoint is a reinforced mounting location on a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel designed to attach external equipment—especially weapons.
Fighter jets have hardpoints under their wings for missiles, bombs, or fuel tanks.
The term extends to video games and science fiction, where spacecraft or mechs carry weapons on designated hardpoints.
In military contexts, a hardpoint may also be a fortified defensive position.
Supporting structure for wires
- ejectorDevice that expels objects
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- armamentCollective military weapons
munitions · payload · store · underwing · rack · station · loadout · centerline
Limb enabling flight
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
- pylonSupporting structure for wires
- underwingLower wing of insect
centerline · structural · certified · external · suspension · aerodynamic · drag · mil-spec
Support or category
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- fastenerSecures things together
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
flange · baseplate · fixture · clamp · rivet · lug · interface · structural
Selected equipment configuration
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- equipmentTools for a task
- modSoftware tweak or admin
- attachmentConnection or fondness
upgrade · customization · configuration · inventory · unlock · socket · accessory · turret
pylon
Supporting structure for wires
- ejectorDevice that expels objects
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
armament · munitions · payload · store · underwing · rack · station · loadout · centerline · inboard
wing
Limb enabling flight
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
- pylonSupporting structure for wires
underwing · centerline · structural · certified · external · suspension · aerodynamic · drag · mil-spec · avionics
bracket
Support or category
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- fastenerSecures things together
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
bolt · flange · baseplate · fixture · clamp · rivet · lug · interface · structural · load-bearing
loadout
Selected equipment configuration
attachment · upgrade · customization · configuration · inventory · unlock · socket · accessory · turret · chassis
turret
Protruding fortified structure
- game modeseasy mode, ranked match, deathmatch, practice match, team deathmatch
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
- mounted weaponsgun turret, turret, tank gun, naval gun, ball turret
- military aircraftfighter jets, F-16, fighter, F-18, bomber
- wing partswing, aileron, flap, winglet, primaries
- wing anatomyforewing, hindwing, venation, wing membrane, wing shape