Anti-tank guided missile or anti-tank missile is a guided missile designed primarily to hit and destroy armor, especially tanks and armored fighting vehicles, at distances of up to 8 kilometers, and is capable of penetrating armor with a thickness of 500 to 1,000 mm.
The first anti-armor guided missile was the Soviet Malyutka missile (Russian: Малютка), which was introduced into service by the Soviet Army in 1961, then newer types of anti-armor guided missiles appeared, which posed a challenge to tanks. Anti-armor guided missile systems vary according to their range to long-range missiles. Above 2000m, medium-range from 1000 to 2000m, and near range below 1000m.