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Anti-tank weaponsProduced: 1977–presentProfile in progress
Anti-tank guided missile
HOT (missile) is a anti-tank guided missile originating in France / West Germany. It was built by Euromissile (now MBDA ). Reported operators include Angola, Austria, Cameroon, Chad, China, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates.
France / West GermanyAnti-tank guided missile
France / West Germany
See operators
Chadian–Libyan conflict Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War 2007 Lebanon conflict Libyan Civil War (2011) Syrian civil war
Euromissile (now MBDA )
1977–present
HOT 1, HOT 2, HOT 3
24.5 kg
1.30 m
0.15 m
0.31 m
Tandem-charge HEAT
Two-stage solid fuel rocket
75-4,300 m
864 km/h (240 m/s)
SACLOS
Vehicle, helicopter
Angola
Austria
Cameroon
Chad
China
Cyprus
Ecuador
Egypt
France
Germany
Iraq
Kuwait
Lebanon
Morocco
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
HOT (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Angola
Austria
Cameroon
Chad
China
Cyprus
Ecuador
Egypt France
Germany
Iraq
Kuwait
Lebanon
Morocco
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab EmiratesArmy exact named equipment holdings: HOT. 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.
Angola, Austria, Cameroon, Chad, China, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
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