An advanced new variant of Hellfire missile may have been the primary weapon in the U.S. strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week, according to multiple news reports. The Washington Examiner reported the missile was fired from an MQ-9 Reaper drone and the strike was believed to have been conducted by the CIA or the U.S. Air Force. The drone is reported to be “nearly silent” and Soleimani likely had little to no foreknowledge of the impending strike. Ryan Morgan explains in American Military News. Read full news at this link ...
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| Helicopter pod-mounted AGM-114 Hellfire II laser-guided missiles, of which the AGM-179 JAGM is an advanced variant (Picture source: Turbosquid) |
