A fascinating report in the Wall Street Journal based on accounts from multiple current and former U.S. officials describes the R9X variant, covertly deployed against targets in Syria and Yemen ...

This issue was mitigated somewhat by the introduction of the R9X Hellfire Ninja missile. The MQ-9A Reaper is a High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) drone, capable of operating at 50,000 feet for ...

The derivatives appeared as the war against terrorism has recently accelerated Even without explosives, it performs a ...

Developed in an attempt to reduce collateral damage and civilian casualties, the R9X Hellfire missile is probably one of the most, if not the most, precise munitions of its kind in the world.

In the case of the Zawahiri strike, it has been suggested, but not confirmed, that the US also used a relatively unknown version of the Hellfire - the R9X - which deploys six blades to slice ...