AV-TM 300

The AV-TM 300[5] Tactical Missile or MTC-300 (Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro) is a Brazilian cruise missile that is under development by Avibras for the Astros 2020 system. Nicknamed Matador ("killer"),[6] it is projected to be a less expensive alternative to the American Tomahawk (missile).[7] 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.[8] The missile can use a single warhead of 200 kg of high explosive or cluster munition warhead with 64 submunitions for anti-personnel or anti-tank targets.[4]

AV-TM 300
TypeCruise missile
Place of originBrazil
Service history
In serviceDecember 2001
Used byBrazilian Army
Production history
ManufacturerAvibras
Unit costUS$ 1,000,000
Produced2021-(According to the Brazilian Army)[1]
Specifications
Mass1140Kg[2]
Length5400mm[2]
Diameter450 mm [9]
Warhead200-500kg
EngineTurbomachine TJ1000 Turbojet[3]
1,000lb[3]
Wingspan1250 mm[2]
Propellant1st stage: solid propellant 2nd stage: turbojet (0,85 Mach)
Operational
range
30-300km (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
Astros 2020/Astros FN

Development

The first version of the missile was created in 1999,[1] however, the development of the missile officially started in September 2001.[7] Eventually, the original specifications underwent a major modification, including removal of the retractable wings and addition of composite materials. The missiles uses solid-fuel rockets for launching, and a turbojet during the subsonic cruise flight[1] The missile indigenous turbojet engine is a variant of the Turbomachine TJ1000, developed by Turbomachine company and being used by Avibras under a manufacturing license agreement.[9]

AV-TM-300
AV-TM-300 and AV-SS-150

The Brazilian Army signed an initial order contract in November 2012,[10] investing $100 million in the development phase. The first delivery to the Brazilian army are expected to be done by 2016, however all development stages are expected to be fully cleared by 2021.[1] Flight test with the turbojet are expected to commence in mid 2013.[3]

Operators

References
  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. "Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro AV-TM 300" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. Trimble, Stephen (10 April 2013). "Brazilian start-up unveils country's first turbojet". Flight Internacional. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. 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. https://www.avibras.com.br/site/en/our-products-and-services/defence-system/av-tm-300.html
  6. 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 Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. Zaborsky, Victor (Summer 2003). "The Brazilian Export Control System" (PDF). The Nonproliferation Review. Center for Nonproliferation Studies: 127. ISSN 1073-6700. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/brazil/avmt-300.htm
  9. Müller, Leonardo (20 November 2013). "Conheça a TJ1000" (in Portuguese). Portal Defesa. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  10. Caiafa, R. (29 November 2012). "Brasil acquire míssil Cruise tático com 300 km de alcance" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 May 2013.

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  1. "Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro AV-TM 300". CTEx. 22 August 2019.
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