AVMT-300
The AV-TM 300 Tactical Missile or MTC-300 (Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro) is a Brazilian cruise missile developed by Avibras for the Astros II system. Nicknamed Matador ("killer"), it is projected to be a less expensive alternative to the American BGM-109 Tomahawk. 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.
AVMT-300

Ministério da Defesa · 12/06/2023 - Visita ao Sistema Astros II · CC BY 2.0
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- AV-TM 300
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- cruise missile
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- Brazil
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Apparently there also will be a naval version called X-300. The missile can use a single warhead of 200 to 500 kg high explosive or cluster munition warhead with 64 submunitions for anti-personnel or anti-tank targets.
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Key facts
• Is Missile — yes • Name — AV-TM 300 • Origin — Brazil • Type — Cruise missile • Manufacturer — Avibras • Propellant — 1st stage: solid propellant 2nd stage: turbojet (0.85 Mach) • Production Date — Officially in development since 2001 • Engine — Turbomachine TJ1000 Turbojet • Engine Power — 1,000 lbf • Weight — 1140 kg • Length — 5400 mm • Diameter — 450 mm [9] • Wingspan — 1250 mm • Speed — 0.85 Mach • Vehicle Range — 30-300 km (Depending on the engine power, the Missile can reach more than 500 or 1,000 km) • Accuracy — less than 30 meters • Filling — 200-500 kg • Guidance — GPS / INS • Launch Platform — * Astros II • JAS 39 Gripen (pending)
Development
Development
The first version of the missile was created in 1999, however, the development of the missile officially started in September 2001. Eventually, the original specifications underwent a major modification, including removal of the retractable wings and addition of composite materials. The missile uses solid-fuel rockets for launching, and a turbojet during the subsonic cruise flight. The missile uses a variant of the Turbomachine TJ1000, an indigenous turbojet engine developed by Turbomachine company and used by Avibras under a manufacturing license agreement. The Brazilian Army signed the development contract and invested R$ 100 million since 2012, the development stages are being finalized by 2021 and already have about two dozen launches from test fields such as the CLBI. The force has commissioned an initial batch of 100 units. In addition to being used in the land force, the weaponry can be used by the ASTROS of the Brazilian Marine Corps. As of December 2023, the missile was still in the test phase and had yet to enter service. By April 2024, Avibras faced debt and labor issues and owed approximately R$ 60 million worth of undelivered orders to the Brazilian Army. General Rocha Lima, head of the Army Projects Office, described the AV-TM as the company's greatest unconcluded project. On August 2026, Avibras and the Brazilian Army advanced in the certification fase of the program, with a new test launch of the missile.
Air launched variant
Air launched variant
The MICLA-BR (acronym in Portuguese for Brazilian Long-Range Cruise Missile) development was confirmed by the Brazilian Air Force in September 2019 to equip the JAS 39 Gripen with the first tests of the missile conducted in the same year with a Brazilian F-5 EM as a test platform. The Brazilian Air Force intends to declare the MICLA-BR fully operational in the early 2030s.
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Brazil • Brazilian Army – used in the ASTROS system • Brazilian Marine Corps – used in the ASTROS system • Brazilian Air Force – under development for the JAS 39 Gripen
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- 1.Godoy, Roberto. AV-TM300 - Brasil Deverá ter Míssil de Médio Alcance em 2016. Estadao. 16 December 2012.
- 2.Trimble, Stephen. Brazilian start-up unveils country's first turbojet. Flight Internacional. 10 April 2013.
- 3.Brazilian Army. Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro AV-TM 300.
- 4.Caiafa, R. Míssil tático e foguete guiado com os contratos em andamento do programa Astros 2020. Info Defesa. 19 July 2012.
- 5.India ofrece el misil de crucero BrahMos NG a la Fuerza Aérea Brasileña para los cazas Gripen. Defensa.com. 13 May 2022.
- 6.Archived copy.
- 7.Vieira, Mateus de Paula. Míssil Tático de Cruzeiro AV-TM 300 "Matador" da Avibras entra em fase final de desenvolvimento, afirma Ministro da Defesa. DEFESA TV. 2020-09-17.
- 8.Av/Mt-300.
- 9.Zaborsky, Victor. The Brazilian Export Control System. The Nonproliferation Review. Center for Nonproliferation Studies. 127. Summer 2003. 1073-6700.
- 10.Müller, Leonardo. Conheça a TJ1000. Portal Defesa. 20 November 2013.
- 11.Brasil adquire míssil Cruise tático com 300 km de alcance. 2021-06-24.
- 12.Avibras testará dois mísseis táticos de cruzeiro na Barreira do Inferno. 2021-06-24.
- 13.Godoy, Roberto. Crise entre Maduro e Guiana pega o Brasil sem caça-tanques, estoques de munições e aposentando navio. Estado de S. Paulo. 2023-12-11.
- 14.Rittner, Daniel. O que pensa o Exército sobre a venda da Avibras, símbolo da indústria de defesa, para grupo australiano. CNN Brasil. 2024-04-04.
- 15.Avibras Aeroco e o Exército avançam na certificação do Míssil de Cruzeiro Tático. Defesa Aerea e Naval. 26 August 2026.
- 16.Brasil testa o Micla-BR da Avibras e a FAB em um F-5EM Tiger II. Infodefensa. 2 October 2019.
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