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The HELLFIRE Family of Missiles includes laser-guided HELLFIRE II missiles and millimeter wave radar-guided Longbow HELLFIRE missiles. HELLFIRE II missiles engage individual targets using a semi-active laser seeker and come in variants with different warhead types. Longbow HELLFIRE uses millimeter wave radar guidance and has beyond line-of-sight capability. Both are used on attack helicopters and drones to engage armor, vehicles, buildings and other targets. The HELLFIRE program is ongoing with missiles being produced annually and sold to allies through foreign military sales.

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The HELLFIRE Family of Missiles includes laser-guided HELLFIRE II missiles and millimeter wave radar-guided Longbow HELLFIRE missiles. HELLFIRE II missiles engage individual targets using a semi-active laser seeker and come in variants with different warhead types. Longbow HELLFIRE uses millimeter wave radar guidance and has beyond line-of-sight capability. Both are used on attack helicopters and drones to engage armor, vehicles, buildings and other targets. The HELLFIRE program is ongoing with missiles being produced annually and sold to allies through foreign military sales.

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HELLFIRE Family of Missiles

INVESTMENT COMPONENT
Modernization MISSION targets (AGM-114M); and a metal Maximum range:
Engages and defeats individual moving or augmented charge (MAC) warhead Direct fire: 7 kilometers
Recapitalization stationary advanced armor, mechanized (AGM-114N) for urban structures, Indirect fire: 8 kilometers
or vehicular targets, patrol craft, bunkers, radar sites, communications Minimum range: .5-1.5 kilometers
Maintenance
installations, and bridges. Beginning
buildings, or bunkers while increasing
in 2012, a HELLFIRE multipurpose SYSTEM INTERDEPENDENCIES
aircraft survivability. warhead variant (AGM-114R) will None
be available to the Warfighter that
DESCRIPTION allows selection of warhead effects PROGRAM STATUS
The AGM-114 HELLFIRE Family of corresponding to a specific target type. • Current: Laser HELLFIRE II missiles
Missiles includes the HELLFIRE II The AGM-114R is capable of being are procured annually to replace
and Longbow HELLFIRE missiles. launched from Army rotary-wing and combat expenditures and war reserve
HELLFIRE II is a precision strike, Semi- UAS platforms and provides the pilot requirements
Active Laser (SAL) guided missile and is increased operational flexibility.
the principal air-to-ground weapon for PROJECTED ACTIVITIES
the Army AH-64 Apache, OH-58 Kiowa The Longbow HELLFIRE (AGM- Laser HELLFIRE
Warrior, Gray Eagle Extended Range 114L) is also a precision strike missile • Continue: In production
Multipurpose (ERMP) Unmanned using millimeter wave (MMW) radar Longbow HELLFIRE
Aircraft System (UAS), Special guidance instead of the HELLFIRE II’s • Continue: Sustainment activities
Operations aircraft, Marine Corps semi-active laser. It is the principal anti-
AH-1W Super Cobra, and Air Force’s tank system for the AH-64D Apache
Predator/Reaper UAS. Longbow helicopter and uses the same
anti-armor warhead as the HELLFIRE
The SAL HELLFIRE II missile is II. The MMW seeker provides beyond
guided by laser energy reflected off the line-of-sight fire and forget capability, as
target. It has three warhead variants: well as the ability to operate in adverse
a dual warhead, shaped charge high- weather and battlefield obscurants.
explosive anti-tank (HEAT) capability
for armored targets (AGM-114K); a Diameter: 7 inches
blast fragmentation warhead (BFWH) Weight: 99.8-107 pounds
for urban, patrol boat and other “soft” Length: 64-69 inches

ACQUISITION PHASE
Technology Development Engineering and Manufacturing Development Production and Deployment Operations and Support

UNITED STATES ARMY


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FOREIGN MILITARY SALES


Laser Hellfire:
Australia, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel,
Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia,
Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Sweden, United
Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom
Direct commercial sale:
United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands,
Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Longbow Hellfire:
Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Singapore, Taiwan,
and United Arab Emirates
Direct commercial sale:
United Kingdom

CONTRACTORS
Prime Contractor:
Lockheed Martin (Orlando, FL)
Seeker:
Lockheed Martin (Ocala, FL)
Rocket Motor/Warhead:
Alliant Techsystems (Rocket City, WV)
Control Section:
Moog Inc. (Salt Lake, UT)
Firing Component (ESAF):
L-3 Communications (Chicago, IL)

WEAPON SYSTEMS 2012

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