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BGM-71 TOW

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The BGM-71 TOW is an American anti-tank guided missile first produced in 1968 and among the most widely used weapons of its kind. It is fielded in a range of manually carried and vehicle-mounted forms and is also deployed widely from helicopters. The missile was originally designed by Hughes Aircraft in the 1960s and is currently produced by RTX. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Anti-tank missile 1
Introduced Year
1968 1
Introduced Year
1970 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Operated By

British Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW

Used In

Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW
Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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Yemeni Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Raytheon

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: BGM-71 TOW
Sources
1. Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, type
    Anti-tank missile
  • Lead paragraph
    First produced in 1968
  • Article text
    They asked for a weapon to be delivered sometime between 1965 and 1970.
  • Infobox: service
    1970-present
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran-Iraq War'
  • Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian civil war'
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian War'
  • Used In: Yemeni Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Yemeni Civil War'
  • Operated By: British Army, Wikipedia article text
    The British Army also deployed TOW-armed, Westland Lynx helicopters to the conflict, where they were used to attack Iraqi armored vehicles.
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2. Wikidata: BGM-71 TOW
Wikidata Q747313, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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