Greece has approved a procurement program to acquire additional Hellfire missiles…
Greece will procure laser-guided Hellfire missiles to enhance the strike capabilities of its Apache helicopter fleet.
The Greek Army Aviation Command currently operates 28 Apache attack helicopters, comprising 19 AH-64A+ and 9 AH-64D Longbow variants.
The AGM-114 Hellfire missile is 163 centimeters long, 18 centimeters in diameter, and weighs 49 kilograms.
The missile can be equipped with various warheads tailored to specific targets, including anti-tank, shaped-charge, tandem, and high-explosive blast-fragmentation variants.
The Hellfire reaches speeds of Mach 1.3 (approximately 1,605 kilometers per hour) and can engage targets at ranges of up to 11 kilometers…