About HELLFIRE
- HELLFIRE II® AGM-114R Multi-Purpose Missile.
- Trajectory shaping optimizes lethality performance against a variety of target types and adverse weather.
- Improved target tracking in presence of backscatter, dust, water vapor, smoke or sea spray, along with automatic target reacquisition after loss of track in low clouds.
- May be employed autonomously or with remote designation, using either lock-on before launch (LOBL) or lock-on after launch (LOAL) for increased platform survivability.
- On more than 15 platforms worldwide, HELLFIRE is an adaptable and agile system that has been integrated onto aircraft, naval vessels and ground-based launchers, showcasing its invaluable versatility across all domains.
- In late 2025, the U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $720 million contract for the production of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and HELLFIRE missiles, marking the fourth and final follow-on award as part of its current multiple-year contract.
- The contract includes key Foreign Military Sales (FMS) including 160 JAGMs for the United Kingdom. The award also includes HELLFIRE FMS orders for key NATO allies Poland, Spain, Czech Republic and Italy. In addition, the contract award includes new HELLFIRE international customer Canada.
- Lockheed Martin completed both the first integrated HELLFIRE missile live-fire and vertical-launch test from the company’s new containerized GRIZZLY launcher. During the tests, the launcher demonstrated its ability to load and launch a missile from a 10-foot Tricon container.
- Built in just six months from proven weapon and launcher architectures, including the fielded M299 system, GRIZZLY delivers cost-efficient, rapid-mobility and low-observable distributed expeditionary weapon delivery capability.
- These tests validated GRIZZLY’s launch capability by completing all requirements. The Lockheed Martin team will continue to work with the U.S. government to refine the ongoing development of the system.
