AGM-114 Hellfire
IOC: 1983
Total Production: 93,000
AGM-114K Hellfire II
IOC: 1993
Production: 20,000
Also Known As
AGM-114K1
AGM-114K2A
TGM-M36E4
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Lockheed Martin
Applications
A129 Mangusta
AH-1W Super Cobra
AH-1Z King Cobra
AH-64A Apache
AH-64D Apache
AH-64D Apache Longbow
AH-6i
ARH-70A
AW129 International
Block III AH-64D Apache Longbow
MQ-1 Predator
MQ-1B Predator Block X
MQ-9A Reaper
RAH-66 Comanche
Tiger ARH
Tiger HAD
Family Members
AGM-114A Hellfire
AGM-114B Hellfire
AGM-114C Hellfire
AGM-114F Hellfire
AGM-114KA Hellfire II
AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire
AGM-114M Hellfire II
AGM-114N Hellfire II
AGM-114R Hellfire II
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Description:
The AGM-114 Hellfire missile was designed to defeat armored vehicles at standoff ranges. The primary US Army platforms carrying this missile are the AH-64 Apache and AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. However, the Hellfire missile can be launched from other helicopters and airborne platforms. In the latest models, the missile system has expanded its spectrum of targets to take out fortifications and hostile forces protected in urban terrain.
The guidance system of the Hellfire has evolved from the semi-active laser in early models to the last generation millimeter wave guidance. The AGM-114 is a precision guided, subsonic missile with a maximum range of up to 8,000 meters. The Hellfire missile saw combat for the first time during the Gulf War in 1991 (Operation Desert Storm) achieving a great victory over Iraqi armored forces. Since then, the weapon has been deployed in many conflicts by US and allied forces across the world.
The AGM-114K Hellfire features electro-optical countermeasures resistance capability, better performance in presence of obscurants (smoke, dust, water vapor, sea spray), automatic target reacquisition after loss of track in low clouds, and multi-platform launching (helicopter, ground vehicle and patrol boat). Hellfire II is a reprogrammable, shipboard operations enabled and modular missile.
The K model also retains the improvements applied to the F model and the optimized tandem warhead.
The TGM-M36E4 is a guided training variant of the Hellfire II missiles. On May 25, 2006, the Army awarded a $134 million contract to Lockheed Martin for procurement of AGM-114K, AGM-114M, and AGM-114N Hellfire II combat missiles and TGM-M36E4 training missiles.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 180 mm, Length 1,630 mm
Weights: Max Weight 45 kg (99 lb)
Performance: Max Range 8,000 m (26,247 ft), Min Range 500 m (1,640 ft)
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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