List of man-portable anti-tank systems: Difference between revisions

System name Manufacturers and designers Image Origin Use In service since Warhead calibre Notes Rocket launchers MARA CITEFA /

Fray Luis Beltrán munition factory

 Argentina Disposable 2005 78 mm [1] PF-89 Norinco

(China North Industries Corporation)

 China Disposable 1993 80 mm 5 warheads (HEAT, incendiary, HESH, HEAT tandem, HEAT/thermobaric tandem)[2][3] Panzerfaust 3 Dynamit Nobel AG  Germany Reusable 1997 110 mm Development started in 1978

[4]

M90 Stršljen

/
RBR 120

Sloboda  Macedonia Serbia Disposable 2002 120 mm [5] M72E5 LAW Nammo Raufoss AS in cooperation with Talley Defense (absorbed into Nammo in 2007)  Norway
 United States Disposable 1983[6] 66 mm Many variants in continuous production[7] Yasin (RPG) Hamas Palestine Reusable 2004 85 mm It is a variant of the RPG-2[8] MRO NPO Bazalt  Russia Disposable 2003 72.5 mm Further evolution of the RPO-A Shmel

Variants:

  • MRO-A (thermobaric)
  • MRO-O (WP Smoke warhead),
  • MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)

[9]

RPG-28 NPO Bazalt  Russia Disposable 2011 125 mm [10] RPG-30 NPO Bazalt  Russia Disposable 2013 105 mm [11] RPG-32 Barkas NPO Bazalt Russia Reusable 2012 72.5 mm /

105 mm

JADARA is producing it as well under license.

[12]

RShG-2 “Agleni-2”, or

6G31

NPO Bazalt  Russia Disposable 2003 72.5 mm Evolution to the RPG-26, using a larger warhead, and a derivative of the TBG-7V thermobaric rocket for the RPG-7[13] Alcotán-100 (M2) Instalaza SA  Spain Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 1998 100 mm Variants[14]
  • ALCOTAN-AT (M2) munition: Anti-tank behind ERA
  • ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) munition: Dual purpose (anti-armour + fragmentation)
  • ALCOTAN-ABK (M2) munition: Anti-bunker
  • ALCOTAN-MP (M2) munition: Multi-purpose, three different modes (impact, impact delay, and airburst)
CS-70 Instalaza SA Spain Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2023 72 mm — C90-CR (M3) Instalaza SA  Spain Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 1990 90 mm Warhead variants:[15]
  • CR (M3) – hollow-charge warhead
  • CR-RB (M3 / M3.5) – hollow-charge warhead
  • CR-AM (M3.5) – shaped charge warhead with anti-personal fragmentation
  • CR-FIM (M3.5) – incendiary and smoke, red phosphorus
  • CR-BK (M3.5) – tandem warhead against bunkers, buildings, fortifications,
  • CR-IN (M3) – training inert warhead
Hispano MPW Instalaza SA  Spain Reusable 2025 90 mm same ammunition of the C90.[16] Kestrel NCSIST  Taiwan Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2015 110 mm Variants:[17]
  • HEAT
  • HESH
  • Long Range
  • Guided missile in development based on Kestrel
PSRL-1 AirTronicUSA  United States Reusable 2017 93 mm American RPG-7, warhead variants:
  • SR-H1 HEAT
  • SR-T1 and SR-T2 training

[18]

VE-NILANGAL

Ve-Nilangal [es]

CAVIM Venezuela — — 72 mm — Recoilless rifles Carl Gustaf M4 Saab Bofors Dynamics  Sweden Reusable 2014 84 mm [19] Recoilless guns PF-98 Norinco

(China North Industries Corporation)

 China Reusable 1998 120 mm Successor of the Type 78 in the PLA[20][21] RGW 60 Dynamit Nobel AG  Germany Disposable — 60 mm 4 warheads HEAT, HEAT MP (Multi-Purpose), HESH, ASM (Anti Structure Munition)[22] RGW 90 MATADOR Dynamit Nobel AG

DSTA

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

 Germany
 Israel
 Singapore Disposable 2000 90 mm [23] RGW 110 Dynamit Nobel AG Germany Disposable 2023 110 mm Hungary, first client of this weapon, contract 2022[24][25] Anti-tank guided missiles Shershen CJSC SRPC,

JSC Peleng.

Kyiv Design Bureau “Luch”

 Belarus
 Ukraine Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2012 130 mm

152 mm

Belarus licensed variants of Stugna-P / Skif[26] MSS-1.2 SIATT  Brazil
 Italy Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2009 127 mm OTO Melara initially co-developed the missile, starting in 1985, but withdrew from the program and ceded its share[27] HJ-12 Red Arrow Norinco

(China North Industries Corporation)

 China Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2021 130 mm [28] Eryx Aérospatiale then,

MBDA France now

 France Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 1993 136 mm [29] Akeron MP MBDA France
Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland  France
  Switzerland Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2017 140 mm The missile design is French, the warhead is close to that of the NLAW, developed and manufactured by Saab in Switzerland (former RUAG)

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PARS 3 MR MBDA Deutschland,
Diehl BGT Defence  Germany
 France
 United Kingdom
 Netherlands Fire unit reusable, tube disposable Cancelled 159 mm France, the UK and the Netherlands withdrew from the common development program.[33]

Infantry variant therefore cancelled, only the PARS-3 LR variant used by German Army Tiger Helicopter.

Enforcer MBDA Deutschland  Germany Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2024 90 mm A light guided missile, with some potential alternative variants are to be developed.[34]

TDW warhead.

Amogha missile Bharat Dynamics Limited  India Fire unit reusable, tube disposable In development — 3 variants[35] MPATGM DRDO

VEM Technologies

 India Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2023-4 120 mm [36][37] Spike Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Spike LR

 Israel Fire unit reusable, tube disposable — 110 mm

130 mm

Multiple variants that are in this MANPATS category:
  • Mini-Spike
  • Spike SR
  • Spike MR
  • Spike LR / LR II
  • Spike ER / ER II
Teaser Israel Aerospace Industries Israel Fire unit reusable, tube disposable In development — [38] Type 01 LMAT

(or XATM-5)

Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

 Japan Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2001 140 mm [39] Terminator Jadara EDS,

KADDB

 Jordan Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2020 107 mm Partnership with Azerbaijan in discussion[40] Pirat PPK

Light ATGM

Kyiv Design Bureau “Luch”,

Mesko,

CRW Telesystem-Mesko

 Poland
 Ukraine Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2025 107 mm Ordered by Poland[41] MOSKIT

Long range ATGM

Kyiv Design Bureau “Luch”,

Mesko,

CRW Telesystem-Mesko

 Poland
 Ukraine Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2025 — Ordered by Poland[41] 9M133 Kornet Degtyarev plant,

KBP Instrument Design Bureau

 Russia Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 1998 152 mm Five variants used (HEAT, thermobaric, or blast fragmentation warheads)[42] AT-1K Raybolt Hanwha Defense

LIG Nex1

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d6/A_firing_demonstration_of_the_AT-1K_Raybolt_anti-tank_guided_missile.webm/A_firing_demonstration_of_the_AT-1K_Raybolt_anti-tank_guided_missile.webm.480p.vp9.webm  South Korea Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2017 150 mm [43] RBS 56 BILL 2 Saab Bofors Dynamics

RUAG

 Sweden
  Switzerland Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 1999 150 mm Major upgrade with OTA capacity with special warhead made by RUAG.[44]

Saab acquired the designer / manufacturer of the warhead in 2007 and maintained the activity locally.[45]

NLAW Saab Bofors Dynamics
Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland
Thales Air Defence UK  Sweden
  Switzerland
 United Kingdom Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2009 150 mm [46] Karaok Roketsan Turkey Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2022 125 mm [47][48] OMTAS Roketsan  Turkey Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2017 160 mm [49] Stugna-P Kyiv Design Bureau “Luch”  Ukraine Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2011 130 mm [50] RK-3 Corsar Kyiv Design Bureau “Luch”  Ukraine Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2017 107 mm [51] LMM Martlet Thales Air Defence  United Kingdom Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2021 76 mm Multi-role missile, usable against air targets, light boats, and armoured vehicles, laser guided. The anti-armour surface-to-surface variant isn’t its primary role though[52] FGM-148 Javelin Texas Instruments
Martin Marietta
(now Raytheon Technologies & Lockheed Martin)  United States Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 1996 127 mm [53] FGM-172 SRAW Lockheed Martin  United States Fire unit reusable, tube disposable 2002 139 mm Only 960 produced, used by USA and Israel, remained 4 years in service[54] Close-Combat Missile System – Heavy (CCMS-H) — —  United States Reusable 2032 — BGM-71 TOW successor in development / selection[55]

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