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Anti-tank weapons1970–present
Anti-tank missile
BGM-71 TOW is a anti-tank missile originating in United States.
United StatesTechnical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.16–1.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.16–1.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.16–1.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.16–1.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.16–1.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.16–1.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Anti-tank missile
United States
1970–present
See Operators
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Hughes Aircraft Company
1963–1968
$93,640 (2B Aero), $54,956 (Bunker Buster) FY2021 £8,500 (1984)
> 700,000
1.16–1.17 m with probe folded 1.41–1.51 m with probe extended (some variants have no probe)
152 mm
0.46 m
3.9–6.14 kg (penetration 430–900 mm RHA )
Basic TOW 3,000 m, most variants 3,750 m
278–320 m/s
Optically tracked, wire-guided ( wireless radio-guided in RF variants)
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bahrain
Belgium
Botswana
Cameroon
Canada
Croatia
Chile
Chad
Colombia
Denmark
Egypt
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Finland
Free Syrian Army
Germany
Greece
Hezbollah
Hungary
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kurdistan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kosovo
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Mexico
Morocco
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Vietnam
Yemen
Houthis
Originally designed by Hughes Aircraft in the 1960s, the weapon is currently produced by RTX .
The TOW 2B Aero is the most modern and capable missile in the TOW family with an extended maximum range to 4,500 meters. This is accomplished with an increase of control wire and by affixing an aerodynamic nose to the missile. The TOW 2B Aero has an advanced counter active protection system capability. It defeats all current and projected threat armor systems. The TOW 2B Aero flies over the target (offset above the gunner’s aim point) and uses a laser profilometer and magnetic sensor to detect and fire two downward- directed, explosively formed penetrator warheads into the target. The TOW 2B Aero’s configuration weight is 49.8 pounds (encased, 65 pounds).
The TOW 2B Aero is the most modern and capable missile in the TOW family with an extended maximum range to 4,500 meters. This is accomplished with an increase of control wire and by affixing an aerodynamic nose to the missile. The TOW 2B Aero has an advanced counter active protection system capability. It defeats all current and projected threat armor systems. The TOW 2B Aero flies over the target (offset above the gunner’s aim point) and uses a laser profilometer and magnetic sensor to detect and fire two downward- directed, explosively formed penetrator warheads into the target. The TOW 2B Aero’s configuration weight is 49.8 pounds (encased, 65 pounds).
The TOW Bunker Buster is optimized for performance against urban structures, earthen bunkers, field fortifications, and light-skinned Armor threats. It has a 6.25 pound, 6-inch diameter high-explosive, bulk-charge warhead, and its missile weighs 45.2 pounds.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
The TOW 2B Aero is the most modern and capable missile in the TOW family with an extended maximum range to 4,500 meters.
TOW missiles are employed on the 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). TOW missiles are also employed on the Marine HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), LAV-ATGM Vehicle, and AH1W Cobra attack helicopter. TOW is also employed by allied nations from a variety of ground and airborne platforms.
TOW missiles are also employed on the Marine HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), LAV-ATGM Vehicle, and AH1W Cobra attack helicopter. TOW is also employed by allied nations from a variety of ground and airborne platforms.
BGM-71 TOW equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Bahrain
Belgium
Botswana
CameroonArmy exact named equipment holdings: TOW (on Jeeps). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ANTI-TANK/ANTI-INFRASTRUCTURE / SP. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Canada
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Denmark
EgyptLower-bound count for BGM-71D TOW II. Service scope: Egyptian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 500+ 450 missiles. Origin: United States Egypt. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Finland
Germany
GreeceReported count for BGM-71 TOW II. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 438. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Hungary
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
JordanReported count for BGM-71 TOW. Service scope: Royal Jordanian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 300. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Kenya
Kosovo
KuwaitReported count for TOW II. Service scope: Kuwait Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 82 launchers. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Mexico
Morocco
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates United States
Vietnam
YemenAfghanistan, Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Chile, Chad, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, Free Syrian Army, Germany, Greece, Hezbollah, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kurdistan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kosovo, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam, Yemen, Houthis
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