Hellfire is an air-to-ground, laser guided, subsonic missile with significant anti-tank capacity. It can also be used as an air-to-air weapon against helicopters or slow-moving fixed-wing aircraft.

The AGM-114R9X, famously known as the “Ninja Bomb,” is a remarkable evolution within the AGM-114 Hellfire missile platform.

The IM-SHORAD system consists of a 360-degree Avenger air defense turret loaded up with Stinger and AGM-114 Longbow Hellfire missiles, an XM914 30mm cannon, and a 7.62mm machine gun.

The missile, developed by Lockheed, is supposed to replace the long-serving Hellfire missile. It is designed for standoff strikes against fixed and moving targets, on land and at sea. The Joint ...

That points to the use again by the United States of the macabre Hellfire R9X ... Also called the "ninja bomb," the missile has become the US munition of choice for killing leaders of extremist ...