AGM-114 Hellfire

Type: Product

Name: AGM-114 Hellfire

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Human rights group protests US drone killings

Drone - Reloading MQ-9 ReaperSenior Airmen Gale Passe (left) and Jason Atwell prepare to load an AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-ground missile onto a MQ-9 Reaper during weapons load training April 22 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Reaper load crewmembers ... [Published My Sun Coast - May 23 2013]

Entities: MQ-9 Reaper, Drone, Human Rights, Protest

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

UK MoD signs Hellfire stock replenishment contract

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a multi-million pound contract to replenish the national army's stock of AGM-114 Hellfire multi-purpose air-to-ground missile system (AGMS).Valued at £15m, the contract for additional missiles follows a reduction ... [Published Army Technology - May 22 2013]

Entities: missile, AGM-114 Hellfire, Philip Dunne, United Kingdom, Afghanistan

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

British Army

More AGM-114 Hellfires for British Army Apaches

The British Army is getting more AGM-114 Hellfire supersonic air-launched missiles from manufacturer Lockheed Martin, it's been announced. The Hellfires will be used to equip the British Army's Apache AH1 attack helicopters, supplementing those already ... [Published Armed Forces International - May 21 2013]

Entities: AGM-114 Hellfire, British Army, missile, Squadron, UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

US Air Force

Brimstones for Reapers?

The US Air Force is looking at equipping its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft with British-developed Brimstone missiles, to reduce collateral damage. The Reapers flown by the US Air Force are currently employed with AGM-114R Hellfire ‘Romeo’ ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - May 04 2013]

Entities: AGM-114 Hellfire, US Air Force, Laser Seeker

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

DSCA Requests Permission to Arrange $265 Million Worth of U.K. Weapons Contracts

In twin announcements Wednesday (link opens a PDF) , the Defense Security Cooperation Agency advised (link opens a PDF) that it has notified Congress of plans to make "Foreign Military Sales" to the United Kingdom of, respectively, 500 Hellfire ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, AGM-114 Hellfire, PDF

Quotes

"This will be good news for the people of North Waziristan if they really stopped drone strikes here,” said Haji Roshan Khan, a local tribal elder in Miranshah, a town in Pakistan's volatile North Waziristan tribal region, where many of the U S drone strikes were carried out."

'Smoke and mirrors': Pakistanis, activists remain skeptical on drones [Published NBCNews.com - May 25 2013]

"It is an extremely reliable missile and without doubt the weapon of choice for the Apache pilot and ground force commander" Cash said

UK MoD signs Hellfire stock replenishment contract [Published Army Technology - May 22 2013]

"Hellfire has proved itself in Afghanistan and Libya, providing our Apache crews with state of the art precision firepower" , explained the UKUK Minister for Defence Equipment Support & Technology, Philip Dunne, adding: "This order will ensure the Apache's attack capability...

More AGM-114 Hellfires for British Army Apaches [Published Armed Forces International - May 21 2013]

...DSCA says this sale "will directly contribute to the U S foreign and national security policies by enhancing the close air support capability of the United Kingdom in support of NATO, ISAF, and other coalition operations" and in particular, improve the U K 's ability to support ground troops in Afghanistan. Read more

DSCA Requests Permission to Arrange $265 Million Worth of U.K. Weapons Contracts [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Apr 18 2013]

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