| AGM-114 Hellfire |
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Country: USA
Type: ASM
Introduction: 1986 |
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The AGM-114 Hellfire is a multi-platform, multi-target U.S. modular missile system. The development of the Hellfire missile system began in 1974 with the US Army requirement for a anti-tank missile, launched from helicopters, to defeat armored vehicles. The Hellfire has matured into a comprehensive weapon system, one that can be deployed from rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, naval assets, and land-based systems against a variety of targets.
Since being fielded, Hellfire missiles have proven their effectiveness in combat in Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Allied Force in Kosovo, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and most recently, Operation Iraqi Freedom—where they have been fired successfully from Apache and Cobra attack helicopters, Kiowa scout helicopters, and Predator unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Israeli Defence Forces have used them extensively against Palestinian targets.
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| General Information |
| Developed by |
USA |
| Deployed by |
Egypt, Greece, Israel, Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Trukey, UAE, UK, USA |
| Development Year |
1976 |
| Deployment Year |
1986 |
| Platform |
(Air borne platforms) AH-64A Apache attack helicopter (primary operational platform) (up to 16 missiles) AH-1J/W Super Cobra RAH-66 Comanche and other helicopters (Ground Platforms) HMMWV (Ground Launched Hellfire - Light) Simple tripod rail launcher (Swedish armed forces) (Naval platform) Chapfire (modified Chaparral launcher) |
| Launcher |
M299 modular pylons (helicopter-fired), modified Chaparral launch stations(Chapfire) |
| Number manufactured |
60,000 (through 1998) |
| Contractor |
Hellfire Systems LCC, Orland, USA |
| Dimensions and Performance |
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Length |
1.63m, 1.8m(AGM-114F) |
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Body Diameter |
17.8cm |
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Wing/Fin span |
36.2cm |
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Launch Weight |
45.7kg(A,B,C), 48.6kg(F), 44.9kg(K) |
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Range |
8,000m |
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Speed |
Mach 1.7 |
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Propulsion |
solid propellant |
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Engine |
built by Morton Thiokol |
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Warhead |
7.25kg shaped charge |
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Guidance |
autopilot, semi-active laser, mm wave radar (AGM-114K) |
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