Lockheed Martin to produce Hellfire missiles for European countries

This contract is valued at approximately USD 483.5 million. However, the exact number of missiles ordered was not disclosed in the official statement.

Under this contract, the AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles will be delivered to the U.S. Army and to three European countries: the Czech Republic, France, and Poland.

These countries plan to deploy the Hellfire missiles on their attack helicopters: the AH-1Z Viper for the Czech Republic, the Tiger HAD for France, and the AW149 for Poland.

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Additionally, France will have the capability to equip its MQ-9 Reaper drones with these missiles.

Lockheed Martin, an American defense industry giant, is the manufacturer of the Hellfire missiles.