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with probe extended (some variants have no probe)
Single sourcewith probe folded
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| Specification | Amogha missile | BGM-71 TOW |
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| Type | Anti-tank guided missile[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2016 (proposed)[source] | 1970–present[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | RTX |
1.16–1.17 m with probe folded 1.41–1.51 m with probe extended (some variants have no probe)[source]
TOW 2B Aero · encased · Mass
Single sourceTOW 2B Aero · missile, unencased · Mass
Single sourceTOW Bunker Buster · missile · Mass
Single source49.8 pounds[source]TOW 2B Aero · missile, unencased
65 pounds[source]TOW 2B Aero · encased
45.2 pounds[source]TOW Bunker Buster · missile
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source278–320 m/s[source]
Operational; Amogha-I
Single sourceOperational; Amogha-III · source measurement 2
Single sourceOperational; Amogha-III · source measurement 3
Single sourceAmogha-I: 2.5-2.8 km Amogha-III: 200m–2.5 km[source]
Operational; Basic TOW most variants
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourcepenetration 430–900 mm RHA
Single source3.9–6.14 kg (penetration 430–900 mm RHA )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Warhead | Tandem-charge HEAT[source] | — |
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| Blast yield | Penetration: 650mm of ERA[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Amogha-I: Semi-automatic command to line of sight Amogha-II: Semi-automatic command to line of sight Amogha-III: Imaging infrared (IIR) + Electro-optical (EO)[source] | Optically tracked, wire-guided ( wireless radio-guided in RF variants)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Western Sahara War Third Indochina War Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War War in Somalia Iraq War Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2016 India-Pakistan Border skirmishes Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | — | Hughes Aircraft Company[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1963–1968[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $93,640 (2B Aero), $54,956 (Bunker Buster) FY2021 £8,500 (1984)[source] |
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| No. built | — | > 700,000[source] |
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| Launch platforms | — | High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)-mounted Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS), HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), Stryker Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicles, and Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems (A2/A2ODS/A2OIF/A3)[source]TOW family · named platforms Marine HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), LAV-ATGM Vehicle, and AH1W Cobra attack helicopter[source]TOW family · Marine platforms |
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| Reported operators | — |
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TOW 2B Aero · maximum range · Maximum range
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