Drone Munitions
MAM-L micro-munition class vs AGM-114 Hellfire class (MQ-9 employment)
The TB2's MAM-L and the Reaper's Hellfire are the signature weapons of the two most influential armed-drone enterprises. Their mass gap — roughly 22 kg against 45-49 kg — is the clearest single number separating the light and heavy UCAV doctrines.
Specification comparison
| Specification | MAM-L micro-munition class | AGM-114 Hellfire class (MQ-9 employment) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Laser-guided glide munition | Air-to-surface guided missile |
| Mass class | ~22 kg | ~45-49 kg by variant |
| Guidance | Semi-active laser homing | Semi-active laser; millimeter-wave (Longbow) variants |
| Typical carrier | Bayraktar TB2 / Akinci-class UCAVs | MQ-9 Reaper, MQ-1C Gray Eagle, attack helicopters |
| Release envelope | Medium altitude, standoff glide | Not publicly disclosed |
| Options | Tandem anti-armor, fragmentation, thermobaric patterns | Shaped-charge anti-armor, blast-fragmentation, inert kinetic patterns (public) |
| Targets | Armor, light vehicles, personnel (public) | Not publicly disclosed |
| Reference basis | Public documentation only | Public documentation only |
| Role | Not publicly disclosed | Persistent precision strike |
Values are reproduced exactly as recorded in the DroneZone systems database. Where a figure is absent from the public record, it is marked “Not publicly disclosed” rather than estimated.