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HOT 3

Franco-German wire-guided, tube-launched anti-tank missile fired from helicopters and ground vehicles; the HOT 3 upgrade adds a tandem-charge warhead against reactive armor.

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-05

km range

0.72

Mach

kg warhead

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

National export licensing

Subject to Europe export-control approval; verify eligibility with the manufacturer.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Max speed (Mach) Maximum speed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach 2+ is typical for air-superiority fighters.	0.72 Mach Stronger than 11% of missiles
Range Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.	4 km Bottom 4% of missiles

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Firepower specifications
Warhead Warhead mass. Heavier generally means larger effect radius, at the cost of range.	6 kg Stronger than 12% of missiles
Warhead type Blast-fragmentation, shaped charge (HEAT), penetrator, thermobaric or nuclear-capable.	Tandem-charge HEAT
Guidance How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.	Semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS), Bispectral CCD infrared tracker

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Physical specifications
Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.	1.3 m
Width Overall width, matters for rail/road transport of vehicles.	0.15 m
Combat weight Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.	25 kg

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion specifications
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…	Two-stage solid-fuel rocket

Specifications compiled from public MBDA and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-05.

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