AGM-114 Hellfire class (MQ-9 employment)
UCAV-launched guided munition · Lockheed Martin · US
Heavy precision air-to-surface missile class that became the signature weapon of the MQ-1/MQ-9 armed-drone enterprise. Its laser-guided variants define the doctrinal template for persistent remote strike against high-value point targets.
Specifications
Class data
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Air-to-surface guided missile |
| Mass class | ~45-49 kg by variant |
| Guidance | Semi-active laser; millimeter-wave (Longbow) variants |
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AGM-114 Hellfire class (MQ-9 employment) vs Brimstone missile class
Hellfire and Brimstone are the two heavy precision missiles Western air arms weigh for armed drones and helicopters. Laser guidance against millimeter-wave fire-and-forget is the doctrinal fork this comparison exposes.
AGM-114 Hellfire class (MQ-9 employment) vs MAM-L micro-munition class
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.
AGM-114 Hellfire class (MQ-9 employment) vs UMTAS / UMTAS-GM anti-tank missile class
Turkey adapted its helicopter anti-tank missile for UCAV carriage just as the US did with Hellfire. UMTAS-GM against Hellfire compares two convergent solutions to giving drones a long-range anti-armor punch.
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