AGM-114K Hellfire — AGM-114K Hellfire

Designation

AGM-114K Hellfire

Compatible aircraft

AH64D

AGM-114K Hellfire * 1, on top row, outboard

The Hellfire is an air-to-ground, anti-armor missile that has since been expanded in capability to include other air-to-surface applications. The Hellfire is an effective standoff weapon as both a direct and indirect weapon and can be fired from cover or in the open. The Hellfire weighs approximately 100 lbs. and has a 20-pound high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, which includes a tandem shaped-charge for defeating reactive armor. 

The AGM-114K is a semi-active laser-homing variant with both Lock-On Before Launch (LOBL) and Lock-On After Launch (LOAL) capability. In LOBL mode, the Hellfire uses a nose-mounted laser seeker to lock on to a coded laser designation prior to launch. When launched in LOAL mode, the crew can select from multiple trajectories that the missile will fly using a digital autopilot system until it detects a laser designation mid-flight that matches its assigned laser code.