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2020-06-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Closest-ever look at secret US six-blade 'ninja missile' which minces targets without explosives: Video from strike on ISIS commander in Syria shows weapon 'used to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in January'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The R9X does not explode and wields six long blades which are stowed inside

  • The blades deploy through the skin of the missile seconds before impact

  • It is believed to have been developed since 2011, and first used in 2017

  • The missile is highly-targeted and leaves behind little collateral damage

  • It was most recently used on June 14 in Syria, according to social media reports
Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top
 File under: Islamic State 

#1 it slices it dices it juliennes
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-06-19 04:38||   2020-06-19 04:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Soleimani and his lover were killed by the blast fragmentation version of Hellfire. Double tap per vehicle.
Posted by Phusorong Platypus6384 2020-06-19 04:53||   2020-06-19 04:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Powered by a propellant that's also a dessert topping!
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-06-19 05:30||   2020-06-19 05:30|| Front Page Top

#4 send em to hell on a shutter
Posted by Bob Grorong1136 2020-06-19 08:11||   2020-06-19 08:11|| Front Page Top

#5 When did Raytheon buy out Ron Popiel?
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-06-19 11:58||   2020-06-19 11:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe not the closest, but closest and able to talk about it.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-06-19 14:40||   2020-06-19 14:40|| Front Page Top

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