Shoulder-launched anti-armour and anti-brickwall weapon
For the cruise missile, see MGM-1 Matador.
MATADOR
Type
Recoilless gun
Place of origin
Germany Israel Singapore
Service history
In service
2000–present
Used by
See Operators
Wars
Gaza War
Russo-Ukrainian War
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023 Israel-Hamas war
Production history
Designer
Singapore Armed Forces, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Defence Science and Technology Agency
Designed
1999
Manufacturer
Dynamit Nobel Defence
Unit cost
~€5,000[1]
Specifications
Mass
8.9 kg (19 lb 10 oz)
Length
1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Caliber
90 mm (3.5 in) 60 mm (2.4 in) 110 mm (4.3 in)
Muzzle velocity
250 m/s (820 ft/s)
Effective firing range
500 m (1,600 ft)
Feed system
Disposable
Sights
Integral optical sights
Night vision device on a Picatinny rail
The MATADOR (man-portable, anti-tank, anti-door[2]) is a 90-millimetre (3.5 in) man-portable, disposable anti-armour and anti-brickwall weapon system developed by Germany, Israel and Singapore. It is an updated version of the German Armbrust design, and operates on the same principles. The development of this weapon began in 2000 and the MATADOR will eventually replace the German Armbrust Light Anti-tank Weapon, which has been in service since the 1980s.[3]
The MATADOR was developed jointly by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), in collaboration with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[4][5] and Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND) joint team.[3]
^"Ukraine Buys 5100 Anti-Tank Weapons Co-developed by Singapore, Germany, Israel", Yahoo News, 29 March 2022, retrieved 9 March 2023
^"MATADOR". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ ab"Factsheet - MATADOR: Unguided Short Range Anti-Armour Weapon (SRAAW)" (Press release). Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
^"Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd". Rafael.co.il. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
^"Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd". Rafael.co.il. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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