Last video, we covered a kinetic weapons system known as Rods From God. In this video, we're covering another kinetic weapon system, but one that's actually moved past the hypothetical stage.

This is the AGM-114 Hellfire missile, particularly the R9X model. Foregoing conventional explosive payload, the R9X relies purely on kinetic energy to destroy its target. Upon approaching impact point, the R9X opens up with 6 steel blades which rotate around the body of the missile. These blades are capable of cutting through vehicles or even concrete buildings, and have earned it names such as the "ninja missile" and "Flying Ginsu".

This weapon has been implicated in a number of attacks by the US Air Force, including the killing of high profile terrorist targets such as Qassem Soleimani. There are of course still details unknown about this weapon, but enough is available that we can dissect it for the high-precision futuristic ordinance that it is.

Reminder that these videos are for educational, entertainment, and discussion purposes only. The point of this series is not to glorify killing or war but to discuss technological advances and weaponry that blends the line between what we know as reality and science-fiction.

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