The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American missile developed for anti-armor use, later developed for precision drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. It was originally developed under the name "Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile", which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire" ultimately becoming the missile's formal name. Flight International, 14 March 1974. It has a multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike ability and can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms, including the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. The Hellfire missile is the primary class air-to-ground precision weapon for the armed forces of the United States and many other countries. It has also been fielded on surface platforms in the surface-to-surface and surface-to-air roles.
The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American missile developed for anti-armor use later developed for precision drone strikes against other target types especially high-value targets It was originally developed under the name "Heliborne laser fire-and-forget missile" which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire" ultimately becoming the missile's formal name Flight International 14 March 1974 It has a multi-mission multi-target precision-strike ability and can be launched from multiple air sea and ground platforms including the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper The Hellfire missile is the primary class air-to-ground precision weapon for the armed forces of the United States and many other countries It has also been fielded on surface platforms in the surface-to-surface and surface-to-air roles