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Key facts
- 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 , 2026 Iran war
- 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
- Mass
- 100–108 lb (45–49 kg)
- Length
- 64 in (1.6 m)
- Diameter
- 7 in (180 mm)
- Wingspan
- 13 in (0.33 m)
- Warhead
- High-explosive anti-tank Shaped charge Tandem-charge anti-armor Metal augmented charge Blast fragmentation
- Engine
- Thiokol TX-657 , Solid-fuel rocket
- Propellant
- APC/HTPB
- Operational range
- 550 to 12,030 yd (0.5 to 11 km)
- Maximum speed of vehicle or missile span
- Mach 1.3 (995 mph; 1,601 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
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Wikidata facts
- Diameter
- 17.8
- Image
- AGM-114 Hellfire hung on a Predator drone.JPEG
- Length
- 1.63
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- Commons category
- AGM-114 Hellfire
- service entry
- 1984-01-01
- Commons gallery
- AGM-114 Hellfire
- vehicle range
- 8
- price
- 103949
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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 the name "Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile", which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire" ultimately becoming the missile's formal name. It has a multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike ability and can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms, including the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. 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.
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