The Hawkeye HELLFIRE (Helicopter Launched Fire-and-forget) Missile is a guided, air-to-air and air-to-ground missile-launching system[1] that is designed to target and engage enemy aircraft at long distances.
Description[]
It can be mounted on both the Scorpion Gunship and the Dragon Assault Ship for air-denial purposes, however, due to the strong electromagnetic storms of Pandora, the guidance systems prove to be ineffective, forcing pilots to manually aim and mathematically judge the point of impact.
The Hawkeye HELLFIRE Missile system is housed in a quad-stacked missile pod, with each pod housing four missiles each. Its large, bulky size limits the amount of HELLFIREs a Scorpion could carry, although the Dragon Assault Ship could carry multiples if needed.
In Avatar: The Way of Water, the Seawasp and the Kestrel Gunship also carry a pair of them.
Sources[]
- Pandorapedia - Hawkeye HELLFIRE Missile under the Scorpion article.