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BYThomas Newdick

Dec 17, 2020

Qatar Executes An Incredible “Elephant Walk” Showcasing Its Growing Air Combat Might

Fighter jets, attack helicopters, cargo aircraft, and more took part in the event.

BYThomas Newdick

Dec 17, 2020

BYJoseph Trevithick

Jun 17, 2020

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

These missiles keep taking out terrorist leaders overseas by ripping through their vehicles and mortally slicing them up.

BYJoseph Trevithick

Jun 17, 2020

BYTyler Rogoway

Dec 7, 2019

America’s Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria

For the second time this week, the secretive AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile has punched a hole through a car’s roof and sliced its target to death.

BYTyler Rogoway

Dec 7, 2019

BYTyler Rogoway

Dec 3, 2019

This Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives Works

This core of the AGM-114R9X missile, with its swing-out sword-like blades, is exactly how this gruesome weapon goes about plying its deadly trade.

BYTyler Rogoway

Dec 3, 2019

BYJoseph Trevithick

Oct 9, 2018

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start

Similar dispensers could allow an individual aircraft to carry hundreds and maybe even thousands of the weapons at once.

BYJoseph Trevithick

Oct 9, 2018

BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Sep 5, 2018

The Pentagon Spent Decades Developing Hypersonic Anti-Tank Missiles, Then They Vanished

After nearly 40 years of development, the hypersonic anti-tank missile disappeared. Now it’s more relevant than ever before. So where is it?

BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Sep 5, 2018

BYJoseph Trevithick

Jun 27, 2018

Marine KC-130Js Are Getting A Much More Potent Bolt-On Weapons And Sensor Kit

The new Harvest Hawk Plus package is a significant improvement over the existing setup and will be easier for crews to install and use.

BYJoseph Trevithick

Jun 27, 2018

BYJoseph Trevithick

Mar 30, 2018

The US Navy Still Hasn’t Formally Decided to Add Hellfires to Its Littoral Combat Ships

It’s likely that the service will push ahead with the upgrades, but the weapons still reflect the watering down of the ships’ intended capabilities.

BYJoseph Trevithick

Mar 30, 2018

BYTyler Rogoway

Mar 8, 2017

Littoral Combat Ship Fires Its First Vertical Launch Hellfire Missile

After years of fumbling around trying to find a missile to partially replace the original system intended for the ship, the Hellfire has been adapted for vertical launch, and it did just that aboard the USS Detroit recently.

BYTyler Rogoway

Mar 8, 2017