The Hellfire missile is the primary 100-pound (45 kg) class air-to-ground precision weapon for the armed forces of the United States and many other countries. It has also been fielded on surface …

Aug 2, 2022 · And it looks like the terrorist was likely killed by the R9X missile, also known as the “sword bomb” and the “flying ginsu.”

Mar 1, 2025 · U.S. Central Command has posted the first video ever showing the secretive AGM-114R9X variant of the Hellfire missile in action. R9X is an exotic weapon that features an array of …

Apr 24, 2025 · 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...

Aug 26, 2021 · It is a missile that is shrouded in secrecy, but announces its presence with an extremely distinctive signature. Though designed to reduce the fatal radius of a conventional munition, it has a …

The U.S. military has routinely used Hellfire missiles to kill high-value targets, including a senior al-Qaida leader in Syria last year, and al-Qaida propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen in 2011.

Oct 27, 2025 · A Hellfire missile is believed to have taken out Ayman al-Zawahiri, the previous leader of Al-Qaeda. But it’s not just any missile, as evidence points to the possibility of the R9X being the …

Aug 4, 2022 · How the Hellfire missiles took out al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri with minimal collateral damage The precision weapons apparently used blades and kinetic energy, not explosives.

Aug 26, 2021 · The AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile is a bold and bizarre new kind of weapon in the U.S. arsenal: The non-explosive missile features six extending blades meant to increase the likelihood of …

6 days ago · The AGM-114 R9X -- known as the Hellfire R9X -- is a modified version of the well-known Hellfire air-to-ground, anti-armour missile, but without an explosive warhead. The missile can …