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  1. The Telltale Traces of the US Military's New 'Bladed' Missile

    The R9X is an unusual weapon system, and not just because it uses six blades to destroy its target. It is a missile that is shrouded in secrecy, but announces its presence with an extremely distinctive signature. Though designed to reduce the fatal radius of a conventional munition, it has a profoundly traumatic effect on the bodies of those ...

  2. How the Hellfire missiles took out al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri with

    The blades deployed by the R9X have led to the missile being nicknamed "the flying Ginsu" after a famous 1980s television ad for the Ginsu knife or the "Ninja bomb," a reference to stealthy ...

  3. Bladed 'Ninja' missile used to kill al-Qaida leader is part of a scary

    It uses the speed, accuracy and kinetic energy of a 100-pound missile fired from up to 20,000 feet, armed with six blades which deploy in the last moments before impact. 'Super weapons'

  4. The CIA Reportedly Used a 'Flying Ginsu' Bladed Missile to Kill al

    The 100-pound missile has a range of 4.4 miles and is carried by warships like the littoral combat ship, armed KC-130 tanker transports, the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, and the MQ-9 Reaper ...

  5. AGM-114 Hellfire

    The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American air-to-surface missile (ASM) first developed for anti-armor use, [6] later developed for precision [7] drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. [8] It was originally developed under the name " Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile", which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire ...

  6. Drones used missiles with knife warhead to take out single terrorist

    Without the blades it seems likely that the missile would skid off anything it's trying to hit. The Kia example is probably redundant, as the roof should be thin enough that the missile would ...

  7. The CIA's Blade-Wielding 'Flying Ginsu' Missile Strikes Again

    The Hellfire R9X missile is a modified Hellfire anti-tank missile. In order to reduce the chances of civilian casualties, it trades an explosive warhead for steel blades.

  8. US Used Drone Carrying Knife Missile to Kill Al-Qaeda Chief

    August 2, 2022. US Air Force MQ-1B Predator drone carrying a Hellfire missile in 2016. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) It appears the US used a missile carrying six blades to kill al-Qaeda ...

  9. EXPLAINER: A look at the missile that killed al-Qaida leader

    Last weekend, the U.S. did just that — killing al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri with a CIA drone strike. Other high-profile airstrikes in the past had inadvertently killed innocent civilians. In this case, the U.S. carefully chose to use a type of Hellfire missile that greatly minimized the chance of other casualties.

  10. Ayman al-Zawahiri's death: What is the Hellfire R9X missile that the

    Precedents, but no confirmation. The existence of such a missile was first mentioned in March 2017, when senior Al-Qaeda leader Abu Kheir Al-Masri was killed by a drone strike while traveling in a ...

  11. How Cruise Missiles Work

    The Basics. A cruise missile is basically a small, pilotless airplane. Cruise missiles have an 8.5-foot (2.61-meter) wingspan, are powered by turbofan engines and can fly 500 to 1,000 miles (805 to 1,610 km) depending on the configuration. A cruise missile's job in life is to deliver a 1,000-pound (450-kg) high-explosive bomb to a precise ...

  12. Little-known modified Hellfire missiles likely killed al Qaeda's

    Two Hellfire missiles fired from a drone killed the leader of al Qaeda, causing surprisingly little damage beyond the target, suggesting they may be a version of the missile shrouded in secrecy ...

  13. Cruise missile

    The air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) had a length of 6.3 m (20.7 feet); it attained a range of 2,500 km (1,500 miles). It was designed for deployment on the B-52 bomber. The Tomahawk sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) and the Tomahawk ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM) had a length of 6.4 m (21 feet), a diameter of 53 cm (21 inches), and a ...

  14. Photos show devastation unleashed on terror leaders by sword-carrying

    The presence of multiple blades, along with the warhead's apparent AGM-114R-9X nomenclature, yielded additional evidence of the devastation's source, The War Zone noted. The missile's ...

  15. US Air Force blows up a target with a cruise missile from a cargo plane

    The Dec. 16 test used a cruise missile armed with a warhead this time. (U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force on Thursday destroyed a target in the Gulf of Mexico with a cruise missile ...

  16. List of cruise missiles

    The following is a list of cruise missiles. It doesn't include the specifically anti-ship missiles whose list is separate. Missile Type Country Max. range Max. Speed (Mach) Mass Warhead Warhead type Status Note AV-TM 300: Surface-to-surface missile

  17. Tomahawk Cruise Missile > United States Navy > Displayy-FactFiles

    The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is an all-weather, long range, subsonic cruise missile used for deep land attack warfare, launched from U. S. Navy surface ships and U.S. Navy and United

  18. Cruise missile

    A cruise missile is an unmanned self-propelled guided vehicle that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its flight path and whose primary mission is to place an ordnance or special payload on a target. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high precision.

  19. U.S. Used Missile With Long Blades to Kill Qaeda Leader in Syria

    John Moore/Getty Images. WASHINGTON — American Special Operations forces used a specially designed secret missile to kill the head of a Qaeda affiliate in Syria this month, dealing the terrorist ...

  20. Tomahawk Long-Range Cruise Missile

    Credit: Cliff. Tomahawk is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile in service with the surface ships and submarines of the US and the UK's Royal Navy. Originally produced by General Dynamics, Tomahawk is currently manufactured by Raytheon. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) can strike high-value or heavily defended land targets.

  21. Computer aided design and manufacturing of composite propfan blades for

    Computer aided design and manufacturing of composite propfan blades for a cruise missile wind tunnel model One of the propulsion concepts being investigated for future cruise missiles is advanced unducted propfans. To support the evaluation of this technology applied to the cruise missile, a joint DOD and NASA test project was conducted to design and then test the characteristics of the ...

  22. Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Filmed Firing-Off Decoy Flares

    Its emergence does follow a massive missile and drone barrage on cities across Ukraine today, which included the launch of at least 90 Kh-101, Kh-55, and Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles ...

  23. Structural dynamic testing of composite propfan blades for a cruise

    The Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, California is currently evaluating a counter rotating propfan system as a means of propulsion for the next generation of cruise missiles. The details and results of a structural dynamic test program are presented for scale model graphite-epoxy composite propfan blades. These blades are intended for use on a cruise missile wind tunnel model.

  24. Flawed Propeller Blade Leads to Loss of Propulsion on Containership

    Although the engineers aboard the Maunalei (33,771 dwt) had initially suspected a failed blade seal caused a 1,632-gallon hydraulic oil leak and $3 million in damage to the ship, a later analysis ...

  25. British cruise missiles were used in significant Ukrainian attack on

    British cruise missiles were used in significant Ukrainian attack on Russian submarine. The UK gave Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine's armed forces earlier in the year. They are able to be fired ...