What isn't as understood by the public are the missiles' variants, one of which has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. The Hellfire R9X, commonly known as the "Knife Bomb," has a lot in ...

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed Monday by America’s secretive and gruesome R9X Hellfire missile — which is also known as the “flying Ginsu.” The strangest variant in the Hellf ...

In this case, the U.S. carefully chose to use a type of Hellfire missile that greatly minimized the chance of other casualties. Although U.S. officials have not publicly confirmed which variant of ...

The missiles that killed Al Qaeda's leader were likely a secret variant, per media reports. Little is known about the Hellfire R9X missile ... open on the passenger's side but that the engine ...

Two Hellfire missiles ended al Qaeda leader Ayman al ... The roof was blown open on the right side of the vehicle. The Hellfire variant became public knowledge after it was used in 2019 to take ...

In the flight’s first two and a half seconds, the missile reached Mach 1.3, then slowed to about 400 mph. The Hellfire slammed into the side of the target tank’s turret, right where a nearby ...

In this case, the U.S. carefully chose to use a type of Hellfire missile that greatly minimized the chance of other casualties. Although U.S. officials have not publicly confirmed which variant of ...

Languages: English. American-made Hellfire missiles are being sent by Norway to Ukraine amid a push by its armed forces to retake the city of Kherson and the Russian-occupied province where it is ...

Lockheed Martin AGM-114R multipurpose Hellfire missile. Credit: Lockheed Martin The U.S. Army is eyeing increased production of the Hellfire and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), with a ...