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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 ...
On 31 July 2022, at 6:18 a.m. local time, a U.S.-operated drone fired two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles at al-Zawahiri while he was standing outside on the balcony of his house. Al-Zawahiri was killed, but the other occupants of the house were unharmed. [3]
Both videos depict the attack on the van, van driver, and two other men, and the aftermath when the two seriously injured children were evacuated by U.S. ground forces who arrived on the scene. [64] The longer video shows the third attack, in which Hellfire missiles were fired into a building. [46]
Sometimes called the "Flying Ginsu," the missile's full name is the AGM-114R9X Hellfire, or just the R9X. It's a version of the U.S.'s widely-used Hellfire missile that uses six blades instead of ...
A video shared on X claims to show missiles flying over Saudi Arabia, originally fired from Yemen to Israel. Verdict: Misleading The video appears to be from Yemen and was taken in 2018. Fact ...
A video clip of a pilot shooting a Hellfire missile being targeted at two targets in Afghanistan. The pilot singing Don McLean's 1971 hit song "American Pie" can also be heard. Items portrayed in this file
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Gaza–Israel clashes (November 2018) Part of Gaza-Israel conflict An Israeli AH-64 Apache firing an AGM-114 Hellfire missile. Date 11 –13 November 2018 (2 days) Location Southern Gaza Strip Israel Belligerents Gaza Strip Hamas Islamic Jihad PFLP al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades PRC Israel Units ...
Between multiple battle handovers the OH-58Ds engaged "Danger Close" with .50 caliber and 2.75" HE and WP rockets while Apache helicopters provided multiple AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles to the platoon in danger of being overrun. Later in the night, when the battle had ended an F-18 dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on INS withdrawing from the fight.