AV-TM 300
| AV-TM 300 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Cruise missile |
| Place of origin | Brazil |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Avibras |
| Unit cost | US$1,000,000 |
| Produced | Officially in development since 2001 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1140 kg |
| Length | 5400 mm |
| Diameter | 450 mm [9] |
| Wingspan | 1250 mm |
| Warhead | 200-500 kg |
| Engine | Turbomachine TJ1000 Turbojet 1,000 lbf |
| Propellant | 1st 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 |
Guidance system | GPS / INS |
| Accuracy | less than 30 meters |
Launch platform |
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The AV-TM 300 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"), it is projected to be a less expensive alternative to the American BGM-109 Tomahawk. 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. 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.