The Hellfire missile is cheap and effective—but critics allege that it has given rise to a culture within US military leadership of using lethal force as a first resort. President Trump’s kinetic ...

The U.S. Navy is looking to add four air-to-surface missiles onto the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, one of which, the AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missile, was not previously known to be planned to be ...

U.S. Army awards Lockheed Martin a new contract for JAGM and Hellfire missiles, underscoring the enduring role of these missiles in precision strike missions. On Aug. 21, 2025, Lockheed Martin secured ...

The U.S. Navy rapidly added new C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial System) capabilities to the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships in the form of Longbow Hellfire missiles. The U.S. Navy has introduced a ...

When it comes to fighting heavily armored vehicles, particularly tanks, rocket-propelled artillery has always been the way to go. As far back as World War II, rockets and missiles have been the ...

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

HELLFIRE DEVELOPMENT: The U.K. Defense Ministry is working on an upgrade program for the AGM-114 Hellfire missile. Lockheed Martin is the likely lead for the U.K. project, which includes an ...

The AGM-114 Hellfire began as a way to give helicopters the ability to kill armored vehicles from beyond the range of small arms. Conceived in the 1970s and fully developed by the 1980s, the Hellfire ...