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===Experimental platforms=== [[File:IFPC Longbow vs Outlaw 25 March 2016.ogv|thumb|IFPC Longbow vs [[Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw|MQM-170 Outlaw]] 25 March 2016]] The system has been tested for use on the [[Humvee]] and the [[M901 ITV|Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV)]]. Test shots have also been fired from a [[C-130 Hercules]]. Sweden and Norway use the Hellfire for coastal defense and have conducted tests with Hellfire launchers mounted on the [[Combat Boat 90]] coastal assault boat.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420144950/http://www.mil.no/start/article.jhtml?articleID=78157 Norwegian article about the experimental deployment of Hellfire missiles on coastal patrol boats] (from the official web site of the [[Military of Norway|Norwegian Armed Forces]]).</ref> The US Navy evaluated the missile for use on the ''Freedom''-class littoral combat ship and ''Independence''-class littoral combat ship from 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.usni.org/2014/01/14/sna-2014-navy-wont-rule-army-longbow-hellfire-lcs |title=SNA 2014: Navy Won't Rule Out Army Longbow Hellfire for LCS |last1=Muñoz |first1=Carlo |date=14 January 2014 |website=news.usni.org |publisher=U.S. Naval Institute |access-date=14 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116134529/http://news.usni.org/2014/01/14/sna-2014-navy-wont-rule-army-longbow-hellfire-lcs |archive-date=16 January 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The missile was successfully fired from a LCS in early 2017.<!-- Was it? What were the results? Four missiles were fired, all hit the target.--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YNli7tNKxgA | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211111/YNli7tNKxgA| archive-date=2021-11-11 | url-status=live|title=USS Detroit fires hellfire missiles in first ever test of LCS mission package |last1=United States Naval Institute |date=13 January 2017 |publisher=USNI News Video |access-date=13 January 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This system is set to deploy by late 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eckstein |first1=Megan |title=Navy Completed Hellfire Tests on Littoral Combat Ship, Will Likely Deploy Later This Year |url=https://news.usni.org/2019/07/03/navy-completed-hellfire-tests-on-littoral-combat-ship-will-likely-deploy-later-this-year |access-date=26 October 2020 |agency=U.S. Naval Institute |publisher=USNI |date=3 July 2019}}</ref> In 2016 the Longbow Hellfire was tested by the US Army using a 15-tube [[Multi-Mission Launcher]] mounted on a [[Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles]] (FMTV) truck. The MML is an Army-developed weapon system capable of deploying both surface-to-surface and [[surface-to-air missile]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munoz |first1=Carlo |title=New army launcher successfully fires Hellfire, Sidewinder missiles |url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2016/04/04/New-army-launcher-successfully-fires-Hellfire-Sidewinder-missiles/5141459780495/ |website=upi.com |publisher=United Press International |access-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113030131/https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2016/04/04/New-army-launcher-successfully-fires-Hellfire-Sidewinder-missiles/5141459780495/ |archive-date=13 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Longbow Hellfire initially equipped the Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) version of the [[Stryker]] to serve as a surface-to-air counter-drone missile,<ref name="Breaking Defense"/> but in 2024 the U.S. Army prohibited its use on the platform after discovering that prolonged placement of the missiles on a ground vehicle created wear and tear that lead to potential safety concerns.<ref>[https://breakingdefense.com/2024/06/army-prohibited-soldiers-from-using-longbow-hellfire-with-m-shorad-on-strykers-due-to-safety-concerns/ Army ‘prohibited’ soldiers from using Hellfire with M-SHORAD on Strykers due to safety concerns]. ''Breaking Defense''. 18 June 2024.</ref>
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