Most widely operated missiles
89 of the 217 missiles in the WeaponSpecs database publish an operator countries figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 128 missiles with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.
| # | System | Operator countries | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGM-71 TOW | 45 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 2 | AIM-120D AMRAAM | 40 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 3 | FIM-92 Stinger | 40 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 4 | Spike LR2 | 35 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 5 | AGM-65 Maverick | 30 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 6 | AIM-9X Sidewinder | 30 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 7 | Harpoon Block II | 30 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 8 | FGM-148 Javelin | 30 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 9 | 9K38 Igla † | 30 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 10 | Exocet MM40 Block 3 | 30 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 11 | Mistral 3 | 30 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 12 | R-73 † | 30 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 13 | AIM-7 Sparrow | 20 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05 |
| 14 | AGM-114 Hellfire | 20 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 15 | 9M133 Kornet † | 20 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 16 | Spike ER | 20 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 17 | AGM-88 HARM | 15 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 18 | Naval Strike Missile | 15 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 19 | SM-2 (Standard Missile-2) | 11 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-16 |
| 20 | RIM-116 RAM | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 21 | NLAW | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 22 | AGM-154 JSOW | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-04 |
| 23 | Gabriel | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 24 | MICA EM | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 25 | Python 4 | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →
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