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The Hellfire missile is the primary 100-pound (45 kg) class air-to-ground precision weapon for the armed forces of the United States and many other countries. It has also been fielded on surface platforms in the surface-to-surface and surface-to-air roles.
Aug 26, 2021 · The R9X, or to give it its full name the AGM-114R9X, is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) with reportedly six blades. There does not appear to be any public images of this missile before it has been fired.
Aug 4, 2022 · Used in other counterterrorism drone strikes, the R9X missile is a version of the Hellfire missile that has an inert warhead and whose main feature is the deployment of metal blades that kill targets with precision and lowers the potential for major collateral damage to surrounding people or structures.
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Aug 3, 2022 · The U.S. military has routinely used Hellfire missiles to kill high-value targets, including a senior al-Qaida leader in Syria last year, and al-Qaida propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen in 2011. WHAT KILLED AL-ZAWAHRI? The U.S. had multiple options for the attack.
Aug 4, 2022 · Rather than using explosives, the R9X Hellfire missile uses six blades to slice through targets. (AP: Francois Duckett) Instead, it has six razor-like blades that are released from the skin of the missile and rotate at high speed, moments before impact.
May 9, 2019 · In a joint effort to reduce the potential for civilian casualties resulting from U.S. air strikes, the Defense Department and Central Intelligence Agency have reportedly developed a specialized...
The Hellfire R9X diverges from its predecessors by incorporating six lethal blades instead of conventional explosives, offering a clean kill.
