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The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American missile developed for anti-armor use, [6] later developed for precision [7] drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. [8] It was originally developed under the name " Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile", which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire" ultimately becoming the ...
Origin Role Notes AGM-65 Maverick: United States Air-to-ground missile AGM-88 HARM: United States Air-to-ground anti-radiation missile AGM-114 Hellfire: United States Air-to-ground missile AGM-142 Popeye: Israel Air-to-ground cruise missile In limited use Delilah: Israel Air-to-ground loitering munition AGM-84 Harpoon: United States Air-to ...
Other missiles used in both roles include the Penguin and AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Many air-to-surface missiles can be used against both ships and land targets, although some must be modified to perform a different role; for example, the AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile is a land-attack version of the Harpoon.
AGM-114 Hellfire, an air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile system; Hell-Fire trigger, a device designed to increase the rate of fire of a semi-auto firearm;
For an alphabetical list by missile name, see the list of missiles. Argentina ... AGM-114 Hellfire; RIM-116 RAM (Germano-American) LGM-118 Peacekeeper; AIM-120 AMRAAM;
The weapon bridges the gap between the Hydra 70 and AGM-114 Hellfire systems and provides a cost-effective method of engaging lightly armored point targets. APKWS is the U.S. government's only Program of Record for the semi-active, laser-guided 2.75 inches (70 mm) rocket.
SS-17 Spanker (NATO reporting name for the MR-UR-100 Sotka) SS-18 Satan (NATO reporting name for the R-36M) SS-19 Stiletto (NATO reporting name for the UR-100N) SS-20 Saber (NATO reporting name for the RSD-10 Pioneer) SS-21 Scarab (NATO reporting name for the OTR-21 Tochka) SS-22 Scaleboard (NATO reporting name for the TR-1 Temp modified versions)
'The AGM-114 has been the US's munition of choice for airborne targeted killings that have included individuals it considers high profile terrorists' This is an accurate description. 'The AGM-114 has been the munition of choice for airborne targeted killings that have included high profile terrorists.' This is not neutral.