Air to ground missiles attach directly to which of the following?

Air-to-ground missiles are designed to be mounted on aircraft and are typically attached to specific mechanisms that enable their deployment during missions. The correct answer highlights that air-to-ground missiles attach directly to ejector racks or launchers.

Ejector racks are specially designed devices that securely hold missiles while also facilitating their release using explosive or mechanical means when commanded by the aircraft systems. This attachment method allows for precise targeting and increases the effectiveness of missile deployment.

While other options like weapon storage pods, rocket pods, and hardpoints on the wings are related to carrying or supporting various types of munitions, they do not specifically denote the mechanism that allows the missiles to properly deploy. For example, weapon storage pods may carry multiple weapons but typically do not function as launchers. Similarly, rocket pods are designed for rockets rather than missiles. Hardpoints on the wings refer to structural locations on the aircraft itself where various weapons can be mounted, but without the specialized capability of a launcher or ejector rack, they would not directly release missiles under operational conditions.