AV-TM 300

AV-TM 300
TypeCruise missile
Place of originBrazil
Production history
ManufacturerAvibras
Unit costUS$1,000,000
ProducedOfficially in development since 2001[1]
Specifications
Mass1140 kg[2]
Length5400 mm[2]
Diameter450 mm [9]
Wingspan1250 mm[2]
Warhead200-500 kg
EngineTurbomachine TJ1000 Turbojet[3]
1,000 lbf[3]
Propellant1st stage: solid propellant
2nd stage: turbojet (0.85 Mach)
Operational
range
30-300 km (Depending on the engine power, the Missile can reach more than 500 or 1,000 km)
Maximum speed 0.85 Mach[2]
Guidance
system
GPS / INS[4]
Accuracyless than 30 meters[2]
Launch
platform

The AV-TM 300[6] Tactical Missile or MTC-300 (Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro) is a Brazilian cruise missile developed by Avibras for the Astros II system. Nicknamed Matador ("killer"),[7] it is projected to be a less expensive alternative to the American BGM-109 Tomahawk.[8] The missile is equipped with a central computer that combines a Ring laser gyroscope, connected to an active GPS navigation device that uninterruptedly supplies positioning information for course correction. Apparently there also will be a naval version called X-300.[9] The missile can use a single warhead of 200 to 500 kg high explosive or cluster munition warhead with 64 submunitions for anti-personnel or anti-tank targets.[4]

  1. ^ Godoy, Roberto (16 December 2012). "AV-TM300 - Brasil Deverá ter Míssil de Médio Alcance em 2016" (in Portuguese). Estadao. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro AV-TM 300" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Trimble, Stephen (10 April 2013). "Brazilian start-up unveils country's first turbojet". Flight Internacional. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b Caiafa, R. (19 July 2012). "Míssil tático e foguete guiado com os contratos em andamento do programa Astros 2020" (in Portuguese). Info Defesa. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  5. ^ "India ofrece el misil de crucero BrahMos NG a la Fuerza Aérea Brasileña para los cazas Gripen". Defensa.com. 13 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Vieira, Mateus de Paula (17 September 2020). "Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro AV-TM 300 "Matador" da Avibras entra em fase final de desenvolvimento, afirma Ministro da Defesa". DEFESA TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference miis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Av/Mt-300".