2022年8月3日 · Less than a year ago, a U.S. drone strike — using a more conventional Hellfire missile — struck a white Toyota Corolla sedan in a Kabul neighborhood and killed 10 civilians around and near the car, including seven children. In the midst of the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, American forces believed there were explosives ...

2021年8月26日 · The R9X is an unusual weapon system, and not just because it uses six blades to destroy its target. It is a missile that is shrouded in secrecy, but announces its presence with an extremely distinctive signature.

2025年3月1日 · R9X is an exotic weapon that features an array of pop-out sword-like blades rather than a traditional high-explosive warhead. It is used as an extremely low collateral damage weapon that can target not just a vehicle, but a specific occupant inside by slashing through the car at just the right spot.

2019年5月14日 · Spawned from the widely-used Hellfire missile, the R9X — also known as “the flying Ginsu” or “ninja bomb” — is equipped with a non-explosive warhead capable of pummeling its target ...

“A modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile, […] the R9X is designed to plunge more than 100 pounds of metal through the tops of cars and buildings to kill its target without harming...

2024年12月17日 · A new targeted strike involving the use of the secretive AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile looks to have occurred in northwestern Syria. The R9X variant features an array of six pop-out sword-like blades rather than a traditional high-explosive warhead.

2024年2月8日 · Sometimes called the "Flying Ginsu," the missile's full name is the AGM-114R9X Hellfire, or just the R9X. It's a version of the U.S.'s widely-used Hellfire missile that uses six blades instead of explosives to minimize collateral damage.

2019年5月10日 · 近日，美国华尔街日报记者对外披露了美国中央情报局（CIA）和国防部在近几年内联合开发了一款名为R9X的特种刺杀导弹。 通过介绍可知，该弹是基于美军阿帕奇武装直升机所配备的AGM-114海尔法导弹所发展的，但和普通导弹所不同的是，它并没有一个会爆炸的战斗部，取而代之是一个能够弹出6片长刀片的惰性战斗部，它主要是在精确命中目标后，通过这些刀片将敌人砍死。 据悉，之所以要采用这种奇怪的设计，主要是为了减少在刺杀行动中对周围平 …

2022年8月2日 · The R9X Hellfire variant carries an inert payload. The weapon is designed to use its 100-pound weight and speed to simply crush a single target.

2025年3月3日 · CENTCOM also released footage of an R9X strike on Jaafar al-Turki in northern Idlib, showing the missile hitting only the driver’s seat without causing any additional destruction. This marks the first time that video evidence of the R9X “Ninja” missile’s use has been publicly released, demonstrating its effectiveness in eliminating high-value targets while reducing risks …