Successful tests of AGM-114R Hellfire ATGM took place.

Lockheed Martin has announced the successful completion of the third firing test of a new version of its anti-tank guided missile. missiles AGM-114R "Hellfire".

The tests were carried out using a ground launcher configured to simulate the launch from an unmanned aerial vehicle.

The “R” version of the AGM-114 missile is equipped with a multipurpose warhead, which allows effective firing at all types of targets, for the destruction of which laser-guided missiles are currently being used.
During tests conducted at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, a missile equipped with a multi-purpose warhead hit a target representing танк M-60 Patton-2 at a range of 6,4 km. Thus, the possibility of using AGM-114R against heavy armored vehicles was demonstrated.

The ATGM was launched in the “capture after launch” mode along a hinged path to simulate the launch from the UAV. At the initial part of the flight trajectory, an inertial measuring unit and target designation data were used. Guidance on the final segment was carried out using a ground-based laser target designator. The rocket successfully detected the laser spot and hit the target within a few inches of it.

The AGM-114R version can be launched at high altitudes, which increases the angle of collision with the target, reduces visibility and increases the damaging effect, and also expands the options for hitting the target. The new inertial measuring unit allows the use of AGM-114R on targets at the back of the course without the need to turn the aircraft. According to the developers, one of the advantages of the AGM-114R is the fact that the operator can choose the type of detonation of the warhead during the flight.
Lockheed Martin plans to begin shipping AGM-114R serial samples in 2012.

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