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Sunday 20 August 2023 - 19:07

Military Knowledge: Toophan Anti-Tank Missiles

The Iranian Toophan anti-tank guided missile family is a set of eleven Toophan anti-armor missiles, whose base model was produced through reverse engineering of the BGM-71 TOW missile. Toophan anti-tank missiles are considered the backbone of Iranian anti-armor missiles and they have been produced in large numbers so far. In general, 11 members of the Toofan missile family are shown with numbers 1 to 7, including two upgraded variants as well as two renamed variants, which we will explain them in detail in the following article.

Saturday 21 May 2022 - 12:47

Military Knowledge: Javelin FGM-148 anti-tank missile

The FGM-148 Javelin is an advanced US-made man-portable anti-tank missile system with “fire-and-forget” feature. The Javelin missile is developed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon for the United States Army and Marine Corps. The mid-range version of this missile has been in production since 1994 and the first Javelins were deployed with US Army units in 1996 And is constantly being upgraded. This missile has replaced the M47 Dragon anti-tank missile in the US Army since 2001.