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AGM-114 Hellfirelarger figure on 1 of 4
Python (missile)larger figure on 3 of 4
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Length
Single sourceLaser Hellfire · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-114 Hellfire | Python (missile) |
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| Type | Air-to-surface / surface-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1984–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War War on terror Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2026 Iran war[source] | Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
Longbow Hellfire · Length
Single sourceLength
Single source3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
Laser Hellfire · Range
Single sourceLongbow Hellfire · Range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source550 to 12,030 yd (0.5 to 11 km)[source]
0.50 – 8.0 kilometers[source]Longbow Hellfire
0.50–8.0 kilometers[source]Laser Hellfire
Operational; >
Single source>20 kilometres (12 miles )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin , Boeing (prior second source), and Northrop Grumman (seeker only for AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire)[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 150,000 (FY 2021) US$117,000 (FY2017)[source] | Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000[source] |
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| Produced | 1974–present[source] | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] |
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| Warhead | High-explosive anti-tank Shaped charge Tandem-charge anti-armor Metal augmented charge Blast fragmentation[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Engine | Thiokol TX-657 Solid-fuel rocket[source] | solid fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Propellant | APC/HTPB[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Semi-active laser homing Millimeter-wave radar seeker[source] | infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Rotary and fixed-wing aircraft , unmanned combat aerial vehicles , tripods, ships, ground vehicles[source] | Aircraft: BAE Sea Harrier CASA C-101 Aviojet F-4E Kurnass 2000 F-5E/F Tiger-II McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mirage 5 Dassault Mirage 2000 Eurofighter Typhoon IAI Nesher/Dagger/Finder IAI Kfir HAL Tejas KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Leonardo M-346FA Master Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sukhoi Su-30MKI Su-25KM Scorpion[source] |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | proximity[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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