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AGM-114 Hellfirelarger figure on 1 of 4
Zuni (rocket)larger figure on 3 of 4
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Length
Single sourceLaser Hellfire · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-114 Hellfire | Zuni (rocket) |
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| Type | Air-to-surface / surface-to-surface missile[source] | Air-to-surface rocket[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1984–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War War on terror Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2026 Iran war[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin , Boeing (prior second source), and Northrop Grumman (seeker only for AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire) |
Longbow Hellfire · Length
Single sourceLength
Single source77 inches (2,000 mm)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceLaser Hellfire · Range
Single sourceLongbow Hellfire · 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; Operational range
Single source5 miles (8.0 km)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Unit cost | US$ 150,000 (FY 2021) US$117,000 (FY2017)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1974–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Warhead | High-explosive anti-tank Shaped charge Tandem-charge anti-armor Metal augmented charge Blast fragmentation[source] | various[source] |
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| Engine | Thiokol TX-657 Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | APC/HTPB[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Semi-active laser homing Millimeter-wave radar seeker[source] | None[source] |
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| Launch platform | Rotary and fixed-wing aircraft , unmanned combat aerial vehicles , tripods, ships, ground vehicles[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | United States military French Air Force Ukrainian Air Force[source] |
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