Hellfire air to ground missile, illustration
Illustration of a Hellfire AGM-114 R9X. This air-to-ground (AGM) missile was developed for the US Army. It does not carry any explosives, it instead damages its target with six blades that are deployed just before impact. It is used as a targeted assassination weapon to reduce unintentional casualties. Its first known deployment was in 2017., by CLAUS LUNAU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Details
License type
Rights Managed