  A concept of drone launched short range rockets (DLSRR) is presented. A drone
or an aircraft rises DLSRR to a release altitude of up to 20 $km$. At the
release altitude, the drone or an aircraft is moving at a velocity of up to 700
$m/s$ and a steep angle of up to 68$^o$ to the horizontal. After DLSRRs are
released, their motors start firing. DLSRRs use slow burning motors to gain
altitude and velocity. At the apogee of their flight DLSRRs release projectiles
which fly to the target and strike it at high impact velocity. The projectiles
reach a target at ranges of up to 442 $km$ and impact velocities up to 1.88
$km/s$. We show that a rocket launched at high altitude and high initial
velocity does not need expensive thermal protection to survive ascent. Delivery
of munitions to target by DLSRRs should be much less expensive than delivery by
a conventional rocket. %% Even though delivery of munitions by bomber aircraft
is even less expensive, a bomber needs to fly close to the target, while a
DLSRR carrier releases the rockets from a distance of at least 200 $km$ from
the target. %% All parameters of DLSRRs, and their trajectories are calculated
based on theoretical (mechanical and thermodynamical) analysis and on several
MatLab programs.
