AGM-114
Hellfire
Unofficial
names/slang: n/a
Function:
Air-to-Ground Guided Missile
Date
deployed: 1986
Contractor:
Rockwell International
Unit cost:
unavailable
Length:
AGM-114A - 1.63m; AGM-114B/C - 1.78m
Wingspan:
330mm
Diameter:
177.8mm
Speed:
unavailable
Weight at
launch: AGM-114A - 46 kg; AGM-114B/C - 48 kg
Guidance:
AGM-114A - Semi-active laser; AGM-114B/C -
Semi-active laser or RF / Infrared
Range:
approx. 8 km
Engine:
Thiokol TX657
reduced smoke solid propellant rocket motor
Warhead:
AGM-114A - 8 kg High Explosive (HE) hollow charge;
AGM-114B/C - 8 kg HE fragmentation |
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Variants:
AGM-114A: Original design, remaining
inventory used for live-fire training.
AGM-114B: Primarially designed for Navy
use, can be fired from Army aircraft. This missile
has an additional electronic arm/safety device
required for shipboard use.
AGM-114C: Has an improved semiactive
laser seeker with an improved low visibility
capability. The AGM-114C has a low smoke motor and a
lower trajectory than the 114A.
AGM-114F: Features two warheads, a
seeker and an autopilot similar to the C-model
missile. The 114F is designed to defeat vehicles
equipped with reactive armor.
AGM-114K: Features dual warheads for
defeating reactive armor, electro-optical
countermeasures hardening, semiactive laser seeker,
and a programmable autopilot for trajectory shaping.
The AGM-114K missile is capable of operating with
either pulsed radar frequency or A-Code laser codes
for those aircraft equipped with dual code
capability.
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