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 platforms in the surface-to-surface and surface-to-air roles.

Dec 10, 2019 · In less than a week, the United States has killed a number of terrorists in two separate strikes, each time using a shadowy AIM-114R9X Hellfire missile, which substitutes a center section with six swing-out sword-like blades in place of the missile’s traditional high-explosive warhead.

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 pop-out sword-like blades rather than a traditional high-explosive warhead.

Mar 25, 2025 · F/A-18F Super Hornet 166449 carrying a number of GBU-53/B StormBreaker bombs on BRU-55/A Smart Racks. (Image credit: U.S. Navy) Alongside StormBreaker, further video footage and images show other ...

Dec 17, 2024 · A new targeted strike involving the use of the secretive AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile looks to have occurred in northwestern Syria. The R9X variant features an array of six pop-out sword-like blades rather than a traditional high-explosive warhead.

The US government developed the secret missile to launch pinpoint airstrikes against terrorists and their leaders “with no explosion”.

Mar 24, 2025 · In fact, launched at high-speed from high altitude, the GBU-39 can travel for as much as 50 miles, allowing the attack plane to remain outside the range of most SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile) batteries.

Dec 20, 2024 · The GBU-53/B, known as StormBreaker, is a cutting-edge precision-guided bomb designed to strike both stationary and moving targets in contested environments.

Feb 26, 2025 · The Stormbreaker, designated as the GBU-53/B and also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB-II), is an American air-launched, precision-guided glide bomb developed by Raytheon. It is designed for all-weather precision strikes …

The GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is a 250-pound (110 kg) precision-guided glide bomb that is intended to allow aircraft to carry a greater number of smaller, more accurate bombs. Most US Air Force aircraft will be able to carry (using the BRU-61/A rack [16]) a pack of four SDBs in place of a single 2,000-pound (910 kg) Mark 84 bomb.