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North Korea's new drones use a 'reverse-engineered copy' of Hellfire missiles from the MQ-9 Reaper, US Army general says

Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said the US military is "very closely" watching the new drones, likely …

Matthew Loh   


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A US Marine Corps attack helicopter fired off a new 'fire and forget' missile for the first time in the Pacific, striking a moving vessel

The precision "fire and forget" AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Munition was fired at a moving sea targ…

Chris Panella   


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US plans to sell Ukraine Gray Eagle drones that can carry Hellfire missiles to help battle Russia, report says

The Biden administration will notify Congress of the potential sale of four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones…

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A missile packed with swords won't end the US's war on terror

A narrow focus on technology can overlook the assumptions baked into years of war, writes defense j…

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The US military is quietly killing terrorist leaders in Syria with its secret missile packed with swords

The US reportedly used the so-called "Ninja Bomb" about two weeks ago to kill an al Qaeda attack pl…

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Watch the USS Milwaukee test the longbow Hellfire missile for the first time

"The east coast littoral combat team continues to grow and mature with two Freedom variant LCS arri…

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The UK is sending Ukraine a newer, longer-range missile that lets humans guide it all the way to the target

Brimstone was designed as a "fire and forget" missile, but Brimstone 2 was modified so a human coul…

Michael Peck   


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The Army is testing a replacement for the Hellfire missile - and pilots like what they see

In May 2016, a JAGM was successfully tested from an unmanned aircraft, hitting a truck going roughl…

Christopher Woody   


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The US Army is getting a deadly new missile to replace the Hellfire and strike terrorists from helicopters and drones

The JAGM is to replace the Hellfire on all the platforms that fire the older missile. The new missi…

Christopher Woody   


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A Hellfire missile with sensitive US technology somehow ended up in Cuba

"Now it's a proliferation concern-someone else now understands how it works and what may have been …

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The missiles that killed Qaeda boss Ayman al-Zawahiri were likely a secret variant that uses sharp blades, not explosives, to take out targets

The Hellfire R9X missile variant uses six blades and its own kinetic energy to take out its target …

Matthew Loh   


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Obama Is Trying To Kill The Tomahawk And Hellfire Missile Programs

The Tomahawk missile has long played a decisive role in U.S. military operations. The missiles have…

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Rand Paul Asked If The US Was Going To 'Drop A Drone Hellfire Missile On Jane Fonda' During His Filibuster

"Some openly were sympathetic. No one will ever forget Jane Fonda swiveling around in North Vietnam…

Brett LoGiurato   


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The US has a secret knife missile that kills terrorists without harming civilians

Development reportedly began in 2011 as an attempt to reduce civilian casualties in the war on terr…

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The US is suspected of killing a terrorist in Syria with the 'Ninja Bomb,' a rare US missile packed with swords

A review of fragments reportedly found at the site of the strike appears to indicate that the airst…

Ryan Pickrell   


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The US is stocking up on a small, deadly new missile

Dynetics has attached the SGM's seeker nose section, tail kit, and wing assembly directly to the wa…

Ben Brimelow   


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Defense stocks jump after US missile strike on Syria

The US Navy fired at least 59 Tomahawk Missiles from two battleships, the USS Ross and the USS Port…

Greg Hoffman   


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We Seriously Need To Stop Calling Them All 'Drones'

Bob Cesca of the Daily Banter wrote a post recently which highlighted another misleading media repo…

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Watch two state-of-the-art missiles destroy their targets in extreme slow motion

The YouTube video demonstrates Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Surveillance and Attack Vehicle (LRSAV)…

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US Speeds Up Missile And Spy Drone Deliveries To Iraq Amid Fight With Al Qaeda

Biden "praised the recent cooperation between Iraqi Security Forces and Sunni local, tribal, and na…

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