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What is the “ninja bomb”, the weapon used by the US to kill the head of al-Qaeda

Hellfire R9X have been modified to have extra blades when attacking. | Font: Charles Lister on Twitter

USAannounced her death through her President Joe Biden Ayman Al-Zawahirithe one who became the boss Al Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden in an attack from drone drone in Afghanistan.

For their feat, the United States used Hellfire R9Xalso called “ninja bomb” end his life. What is your technology?

Ninja bomb against al-Qaeda

Hellfire R9X It has become one of the weapons of choice. USA kill terrorists without making mistakes with civilians.

The R9X first appeared in March 2017 when Abu al-Khair al-Masri, one of al-Zawahiri’s right hand Al Qaedawas killed by a drone while driving in Syria.

These are modifications of the Hellfire missiles, which are laser-guided subsonic air-to-surface missiles with significant anti-tank capabilities.

Hellfire R9X It was designed to carry pop-up sword blades to kill targets with minimal collateral damage.

According to him Wall Street JournalThe R9X missile, which was reportedly designed by the Obama administration to reduce civilian casualties, “is equipped with a different type of payload: a halo of six long blades that are stowed inside and then ejected through the rocket’s skin seconds before impact to make sure that it sweeps away everything in its path.”

Death of Ayman al-Zawahiri

The United States killed Ayman al-Zawahiri during an anti-terrorist operation carried out by drone against the house where the leader of Al-Qaeda lived in the Afghan capital.

Al Zawahiri, a 71-year-old Egyptian surgeon, was the right-hand man of Saudi bin Laden and became the leader of a terrorist organization after his death on May 1, 2011 in a US attack.

Ayman al-Zawahiri He has been wanted since the 1990s by several countries, notably Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and after the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Interpol issued a manhunt and capture order for him, and the FBI put him on their Most Wanted list with a $25 million reward. for information leading to his arrest.

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