June 13, 2021
America's Hellfire Missile is Literally Full of Swords
While a traditional Hellfire missile kills through a combination of explosive force and shrapnel projection that can take out bystanders as readily as the target, this blade-toting Hellfire cousin offers the means to take out a single bad guy while leaving people standing just feet away from him completely unscathed.
by Alex Hollings
Over the past few years, stories about terrorist leaders being killed by an unusual Hellfire missile equipped with swords instead of explosives have cropped up and drawn headlines at infrequent intervals. These operations, while shrouded in secrecy, can’t help but leave behind an American calling card–as the missile itself isn’t destroyed upon impact.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/americas-hellfire-missile-literally-full-swords-187625
