AGM-114 Hellfire

The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American missile developed for anti-armor use, later developed for precision drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. It was originally developed under... Wikipedia

  • Type:  Air-to-surface/surface-to-surface missile
  • Place of origin:  United States
  • In service:  1984–present
  • Wars:  Gulf War, War on Terror, Russian Invasion of Ukraine
  • Manufacturer:  Lockheed Martin, Boeing (prior second source), and Northrop Grumman (seeker only for AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire)
  • Unit cost:  US$150,000 (FY 2021), US$117,000 (FY2017)
  • Produced:  1974–present
  • Weight:  100 - 108 lb (45.36 - 48.99 kg)
  • Length:  64 in (1.63 m)
  • Diameter:  7 in (177.8 mm)
  • Warhead:  High-explosive anti-tank, Shaped charge, Tandem-charge anti-armor, Metal augmented charge, Blast fragmentation
  • Engine:  Thiokol TX-657, Solid-fuel rocket
  • Wingspan:  13 in (0.33 m)
  • Propellant:  APC/HTPB
  • Operational, range:  0.5 to 11 km (546.81 to 12,029.75 yd)
  • Speed:  Mach 1.3 (995 mph (1,601.3 km/h))
  • Guidance, system:  Semi-active laser homing, Millimeter-wave radar seeker
  • Launch, platform:  Rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned combat aerial vehicles, tripods, ships, ground vehicles
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo