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  • US to field deadlier missile in war againt al Qaeda

    10/14/2011 9:02:22 PM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 10 replies
    Reuters ^ | 15 October 2011 | Jim Wolf
    US to field deadlier missile in war againt al Qaeda * US Army hopes to deploy new Hellfire version soon * "One missile for many missions," manufacturer says * Combines killing capabilities of all previous models By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A precision-strike missile that has been a star of the U.S.-led war on al Qaeda and its allies is about to get deadlier. The cylindrical, 108-pound (49-kg) missile, known as Hellfire II, has been the weapon of choice on remotely piloted aircraft such as the General Atomics MQ-1A Predator and the MQ-9 Reaper. These drones have...