U.S. The military is additionally using a terrifying and secret explosive drone missile in Syria that deploys flying blades to hit its targets.
Non-combatants are less likely to be killed, so-called ninja bombs – the development of which was first announced last year – have been used several times in the past year to kill terrorists in Syria, including those linked to al-Qaeda. Most recently earlier this month.
Hell Physically designated as the Hellfire AGM-114 R9X – commonly shortened to R9X and sometimes referred to as the “Flying Jeans” – the weapons have been increasingly aligned by the US Joint Special Operations Command.
The missile is believed to have been used for the first time to kill Abu Khayyar al-Masri, al-Qa’eda’s second-in-command in Idlib province, after its existence was revealed in an article in the Wall Street Journal last year.
This weapon uses a force of 100lb of ga ense material flying at high speed and a combination of six attached blades that are deployed before impact to crush and cut the affected.
The video, posted by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, showed the remains of one of the missiles used in the strike on a vehicle that emerged in June this year. Associated group.
The weapon is believed to have been developed during the Barack Obama administration at a time when targeted drone killings were rampant in the U.S. The policy was significantly criticized by the number of citizens who went on strike.
It has rarely been used since its deployment, apparently mostly in Syria.
According to the New York Times, the most recent use of the missile was on September 14, when it came to kill Saif al-Tunisi of Tunisia.
Observers have speculated that the growing use of weapons in Syria – which has increasingly targeted members of al-Qaeda’s affiliates – has been driven by operational difficulties in Syria where the U.S. needs to operate around a larger Russian alliance.
The Blade, a non-explosive version of the Hellfire missile, is the latest iteration of a weapon that was previously used to arm unarmed Predator drones around 2000, as it underwent many modifications.
The first Hellfires were designed as tank busters, with powerful shaped charges used in Afghanistan, for which they are not considered perfectly suitable.
A later version was developed that carried heavily explosive military, but which led to the issue of civilian casualties, which led to the development of the R9X.
As of May last year, it is believed that the weapon was not used more than half a dozen times. But then it seems to be used more often.
The new missile is designed for use in situations where it is not considered a more conventional explosive missile for fear of killing non-combatants.
While acknowledging that the weapon was found to be less dangerous to civilians, the Ain Overton Action on Non-Armed Violence warned against the impression that it was a “more humanitarian weapon.”
“These weapons, when used only a few times, have less area impact than explosives fired from the air.
“Nevertheless, the U.S. Much of the explosive arsenal, often causing terrible collateral damage. The Trump administration also used the largest non-nuclear explosion in the history of the world in Afghanistan, U.S. It is important to be wary of PR optics as the military is now using ‘humanitarian’ weapons. “
Overton also underlined the issues with the targeted killing campaign – using no weapons – which were not overseen.
“This new weapon, designed as an alternative to the big bomb, may be sold almost as ethical, but if it follows the judicial process, and is as sensitive to targeting as any other strike, it is no more than a killer blade.” His actions are rarely accounted for by the state. “
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