Bladed, incredibly precise: All about US's secret 'Hellfire' missile used in Afghanistan airstrikes against ISIS-K

Two US airstrikes targeted a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” belonging to the Afghan affiliate of Islamic State -- ISIS-Khorasan. The drone strikes were carried out using the Hellfire missile which does not explode but releases knife-like blades, hitting the targets with precision to avoid collateral damage. Read on to know more.

The United States used a special missile in its drone strikes in Afghanistan that does not explode but releases knife-like blades, hitting the targets with precision to avoid collateral damage to civilians, according to reports. NEW - @WSJ confirms the @CIA & @DeptofDefense have a new "secret" missile - the R9X, or "flying Ginsu" - which kills a selected target with 6 blades, but no explosive payload.-- "To the targeted person, it's as if a speeding anvil fell from the sky."https://t.co/DIQfnfJYDq pic.twitter.com/iM87WUFLhg The US drone strikes were carried out using the Hellfire missile.