But for the R9X, the moment before impact is where things get, uh, dicey. From the Wall Street Journal (emphasis ours): A modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile, the weapon carries an ...

To describe the R9X missile honestly is to step into a Verhoevian satire of war reporting. The R9X is a variant on the Hellfire anti-tank missile. It is a machine that creates "kinetic effects" by ...

The precision-guided missiles can be mounted on helicopters ... Unlike other models of the Hellfire, the R9X doesn't carry an explosive payload. Instead, it has a series of six rotating blades ...

The Yemeni Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for shooting down another American MQ-9A Reaper drone. This article ...

With six knives that eject from its nose, the Hellfire R9X was designed to minimize casualties while targeting a high-profile individual. Its recent use to kill a Kataib Hezbollah leader in ...

A new contract for 'Precision Strike Indoor & Outdoor' drones will give troops the ability to search inside buildings and attack targets without having to get close.

The "Hellfire" missile has been embraced as a US weapon of choice for decades. Its versatility makes it able to be launched from multiple systems. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Military ...

Hellfire is an air-to-ground, laser guided, subsonic missile with significant anti-tank capacity. It can also be used as an air-to-air weapon against helicopters or slow-moving fixed-wing aircraft.

The U.S. Navy carried out a crash program last year to enable Freedom class littoral combat ships (LCS) armed with radar-guided AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles to fire those weapons against ...

The Army and Navy are testing a missile to replace the vaunted Hellfire. Pilots trying out the missile have spoken highly of its capabilities. More testing is slated before the missile is deployed ...

In many past cases, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles have been used in attacks, causing substantial collateral damage. This issue was mitigated somewhat by the introduction of the R9X Hellfire Ninja missile.