It is this durability of the present condition, of the persistent war, that makes stories about the R9X "sword missile" so compelling. If the war is unchanging, then at least there is news in how ...

Those Hellfire missiles (R9X) use blades instead of explosives ... of metal ‘blades’ which are said to deploy from the missile body before impact. This, in combination with the missile ...

The double-tap strike in Iraq's Anbar Province killed Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, who also served as ISIS's chief of ...

The daily reported that the United States used an R9X missile, which was designed by the Pentagon and the CIA to eliminate terrorist leaders NEW YORK, February 14. /TASS/. The Pentagon used a ...

To reduce civilian casualties, the US air campaign has sometimes relied on “knife bomb” Hellfire R9X missiles, also known as the “ninja missile”, which features an array of blades and no ...

With six knives that eject from its nose, the Hellfire R9X was designed to minimize casualties while targeting a high-profile individual. Its recent use to kill a Kataib Hezbollah leader in ...